Grindau

For the district of the German municipality Schwarmstedt, see Schwarmstedt.

The Grindau is an 11-kilometre-long (6.8 mi) right-hand tributary of the River Leine in Lower Saxony (Germany).

Grindau
Location
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Near Wedemark-Plumhof in the Viehbruch
• elevation	36 m
Mouth
• location	Near Grindau (a district of Schwarmstedt) into the Leine
• coordinates	52°38′52″N 9°35′59″E
• elevation	26 m above NN
Length	10.8 km (6.7 mi)
Basin size	35 km2 (14 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Leine→ Aller→ Weser→ North Sea

Course

The Grindau rises in the Viehbruch near Wedemark-Plumhof and flows initially westwards via Lindwedel, Adolfsglück, Hope (both parts of Lindwebel), Esperke to the village of Grindau (part of Schwarmstedt), where it discharges into the Leine.

See also

• List of rivers of Lower Saxony