Hase
The Hase is a 169.7-kilometre (105.4 mi) long river of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Ems, but part of its flow goes to the Else, that is part of the Weser basin. Its source is in the Teutoburg Forest, south-east of Osnabrück, on the north slope of the 307-metre (1,007 ft) high Hankenüll hill.
| Hase | |
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Hase - Else River bifurcation | |
Course of the Hase through the Hase Valley | |
| Etymology | haswa, germanic for gray |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Melle-Wellingholzhausen, Teutoburg Forest |
| • coordinates | 52°7′57″N 8°15′53″E |
| • elevation | 165 m (541 ft) |
| Mouth | Ems River |
• location | Meppen |
• coordinates | 52°41′28″N 7°17′48″E |
• elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Length | 169.7 km (105.4 mi) |
| Basin size | 3,116 km2 (1,203 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Ems→ North Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Südradde, Mittelradde |
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