List of rivers of Lower Saxony

All rivers in the German state of Lower Saxony flow directly or indirectly into the North Sea.

A–Z

A

Abelitz
Abzucht
Ahle
Ahler Bruchgraben
Aland
Aller
Allerbach
Allerbeeke
Alpe
Alte Aller
Alte Hehlenriede
Altenau
Annenriede
Apenke
Aper Tief
Aschau
Aue, tributary of the Elbe (as Lühe)
Aue, tributary of the Leine
Aue, tributary of the Oste
Aue, tributary of the Suhle
Aue, tributary of the Weser
Ausbütteler Riede
Auschnippe

B

D

E

F

G

H

I

Ichte
Ihme
Ilme
Ilmenau
Ilse, tributary of the Oker
Ilse, tributary of the Weser
Ilster
Innerste
Ise

J

K

L

Lachte
Lamme
Laute
Leda
Lee
Lehrde
Leine
Lenne
Lerbach
Lesum
Lethe
Levester Bach
Löcknitz
Lohnder Bach
Lohne
Lonau
Lopau
Luhe
Lühe
Lune, tributary of the Weser
Lutter, tributary of the Lachte
Lutter, tributary of the Leine
Lutter, tributary of the Oder
Lutter, tributary of the Schunter
Lutterbach

M

N

Nährenbach
Neetze
Neile
Nette, tributary of the Hase
Nette, tributary of the Innerste
Niederelbe
Nieme
Nienstedter Beeke
Nieste
Norder Tief
Nordradde

O

P

Purrmühlenbach

R

S

Saale
Sachsenhäger Aue
Sagter Ems
Schadenbeek
Scharmbecker Bach
Schede
Scheppau
Schmalwasser
Schönebecker Aue
Schorlingborsteler Beeke
Schunter
Schwarze Kulmke
Schweiburg
Schwienau
Schwinge
Schwülme
Seeve
Sieber
Siede
Soeste
Soltau
Söse
Speller Aa
Sperrlutter
Spüligbach, tributary of the Ilme
Spüligbach, tributary of the Lenne
Stederau
Steinaer Bach, also called Steina, upper course of the Ichte
Steinbach
Steinhuder Meerbach
Stollenbach
Strothe
Südaue
Sude
Südradde
Suhle
Sule
Süstedter Bach

T

U

V

W

Z

By basin

This list uses bullets and indents to show the rivers' hierarchy and the sequence from river mouth to source. The number of indents corresponds to the river's position in the sequence.

Tributaries are shown orographically as either a left (l) or a right (r) tributary of the next waterway in the downstream direction.

Elbe

Elbe (1,091 kilometres (678 mi), into the North Sea)
- Medem (l)
  - Emmelke
- Oste (l) (153 km)
  - Aue (tributary of the Oste) (l) (14 km)
  - Mehe (l)
  - Bever (r)
  - Twiste (r)
  - Ramme (r)
- Schwinge (l)
- Lühe (l)
  - Aue (tributary of the Elbe) (26 km)
- Este (l)
- Seeve (l) (40 km)
- Ilmenau (l) (107 km)
  - Luhe (l) (58 km)
  - Neetze (r) (48 km)
  - Gerdau (30 km)
  - Stederau
- Jeetzel (l) (73 km)
- Aland (l) (27 km)
- Ohre (l) (103 km)
- Saale (l) (Saxony-Anhalt)
  - Bode (l) (169 km)
  - Unstrut (l) (Thuringia)
    - Helme (l) (Thuringia)
      - Zorge (l)
        Wieda (r)
        Uffe (r)

Weser

Weser (452 kilometres (281 mi), into the North Sea)
- Geeste (r) (>25 km)
- Abbehauser Sieltief (l)
- Lune (r) (43 km)
- Schweiburg (left branch of Weser river)
  - Strohauser Sieltief (l)
- Drepte (r)
- Rechter Nebenarm der Weser (right branch of Weser river)
  - Aschwardener Flutgraben
- Braker Sieltief (l)
- Käseburger Sieltief (l)
- Hunte (l) (198 km)
  - Haaren (l)
  - Lethe (l)
- Westergate (left branch of Weser river)
- Schönebecker Aue (r)
- Lesum (r) (10 km)
  - Hamme (48 km)
    - Scharmbecker Bach (r)
      - Wienbeck (r)
    - Beek (r)
  - Wümme (118 km)
    - Wörpe (r)
    - Wieste (r)
    - Rodau (l)
      - Vissel (l)
    - Wiedau (l)
    - Veerse (l)
    - Fintau (l)
- Ochtum (l)
  - Delme (l)
  - Varreler Bäke (l)
  - Hache (l)
- Aller (r) (211 km)
  - Gohbach (r) (20 km)
  - Lehrde (r) (22 km)
  - Böhme (r) (68 km)
    - Fulde (r) (11 km)
    - Warnau (r)
    - Bomlitz (r)
  - Leine (l) (281 km)
    - Grindau (r) (11 km)
    - Westaue (l)
      - Südaue (r)
        Möseke (r)
      - Sachsenhäger Aue
      - Rodenberger Aue
    - Fösse (l)
    - Ihme (l) (16 km)
    - Innerste (r) (95 km)
      - Lamme (l)
      - Nette (l) (43 km)
    - Haller (l)
    - Saale (l)
    - Aue (tributary of the Leine) (r)
    - Ilme (l)
      - Dieße (r)
    - Rhume (r) (48 km)
      - Söse (r) (38 km)
        Große Söse (l headstream)
        
        Kleine Söse (r headstream)
        
        Große Limpig (r)
        
        Eipenke (l)
        
        Ospenke (l)
        
        Lerbach (r) (8 km)
        
        Apenke (l)
        
        Große Bremke (r)
        
        Wellbeek (r)
        
        Uferbach (r)
        
        Sulpebach (r)
        
        Markau (r)
        
        Bierbach (r)
        
        Dornkesbach (r)
        
        Goldbach (r)
        
        Salza (l)
        
        Dorster Mühlenbach (l)
      - Oder (r) (56 km)
        Pöhlder Beber (l)
        
        Sperrlutter (r)
        
        Lutter (tributary of the Oder) (r) (2.2 km)
        
        Sieber (r) (35 km)
    - Garte (r) (23 km)
  - Wietze (l) (30 km)
  - Örtze (r) ( 55 km)
    - Wietze (r) (29 km)
  - Fuhse (l) (98 km)
    - Erse (r)
  - Lachte (r) (38 km)
    - Lutter (tributary of the Lachte) (r)
      - Köttelbeck (l)
      - Schmalwasser (l)
  - Oker (l) (105 km)
    - Schunter (r) (58 km)
      - Wabe (l)
      - Lutter (tributary of the Schunter) (l)
    - Altenau (r)
    - Warne (l)
    - Ilse (r) (40 km)
    - Ecker (r)
    - Radau (r)
    - Abzucht (l) (12.1 km)
      - Gose (l) (13 km)
      - Gelmke (r) (10 km)
      - Dörpke (r)
  - Ise (r) (50 km)
- Meerbach (r)
- Große Aue (l)
- Aue (tributary of the Weser) (r)
- Werre (l) (North Rhine-Westphalia)
  - Else (l) (35 km)
    - Warmenau (r)
    - Hase (169 km)
- Hamel (r)
- Emmer (l)
- Ilse (r)
- Lenne (r)
- Schwülme (r)
  - Ahle (r)
- Fulda
- Werra

Ems

Ems (371 kilometres (231 mi), into the North Sea)
- Knockster Tief (r)
- Fehntjer Tief (r)
  - Fehntjer Tief (southern branch)
  - Fehntjer Tief (northern branch)
    - Flumm (r)
- Leda (r) (29 km)
  - Jümme (r)
    - Barßeler Tief
      - Soeste (l)
  - Sagter Ems (l)
- Nordradde (r)
- Hase (r)
  - Mittelradde (r)
  - Südradde (r)
- Große Aa (r)

Vechte

Vechte (167 kilometres (104 mi), into the Zwarte Water, Netherlands)
- Dinkel (l) (93 km)
- Coevorden-Vecht Canal (r) (Netherlands)
  - Coevorden-Piccardie Canal (l) (Netherlands)
    - Grenzaa (r)

Jade

Jade (22 kilometres (14 mi), into the North Sea)
- Maade (l)
- Wapel (l)