The Gohbach is a 20-kilometre (12 mi) long, right-hand tributary of the Aller in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Gohbach
View from the Specken Bridge (Kirchlinteln) of the Gohbach in summer
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Location
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationnorthwest of Dreeßel [de; nds] (part of Visselhövede)
 • coordinates52°58′56″N 9°27′18″E / 52.98222°N 9.455°E / 52.98222; 9.455
 • elevation54 m above sea level (NN)
Mouth 
 • location
In Eitze [de; nds], a borough of Verden an der Aller
 • coordinates
52°54′16″N 9°16′30″E / 52.9044278°N 9.2750222°E / 52.9044278; 9.2750222
 • elevation
11 m above sea level (NN)
Length24.34 km [1]
Basin size107 km² [2]
Discharge 
 • location at the mouth[3]
 • average0.710 m3/s (25.1 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionAllerWeserNorth Sea
LandmarksVillages: Brunsbrock [de; nds] (part of Kirchlinteln), Weitzmühlen [de; nds] (part of Kirchlinteln), Eitze [de; nds] (part of Verden an der Aller)
Tributaries 
 • rightSchmobach, Gibbach, Lindhooper Graben

Course

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The Gohbach rises in the district of Rotenburg in the borough of Visselhövede near the village of Dreeßel [de; nds]. From there it runs southwest through the area of Kirchlinteln in Verden district and on the territory of the town of Verden an der Aller, where it discharges into the Aller at Eitze [de; nds].

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Waterbody data sheet for the Gohbach and the Schmobach (as at November 2012) at www.nlwkn.niedersachsen.de (pdf, 126 kB), retrieved 25 August 2015
  2. ^ Nieders. Ministerium f. Umwelt, Energie und Klimaschutz: Umweltkarten, Bereich Hydrologie, Gebietsverzeichnis, retrieved 9 August 2015
  3. ^ Weitzmühlen gauge value, augmented by the regional drainage of the rest of the catchment (5.9 km²; 6.1 L/(s km²)), corresponding to the intermediate catchments of the gauges at Rethem, Frankenfelderbruch, Anderten, Lehringen, Weitzmühlen, Dörverden and Intschede