Ise (river)

The Ise is a 43 km (27 mi) long, almost natural river of East Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It crosses the district of Gifhorn from north to south and discharges into the Aller at Gifhorn itself.

Ise
Boats for hire on the Ise by the B 188 by Jägerhof just before its confluence with the Aller near Gifhorn
Location
CountryGermany
States
  • Saxony-Anhalt
  • Lower Saxony
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationwest of Neuekrug
 • coordinates52°46′16″N 10°46′12″E
 • elevation74 m above sea level (NN)
Mouth 
 • location
In the centre of Gifhorn into the Aller
 • coordinates
52°29′05″N 10°32′22″E
 • elevation
51 m above sea level (NN)
Length43.0 km (26.7 mi)
Basin size422 km2 (163 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionAller→ Weser→ North Sea
Landmarks
  • Large towns: Gifhorn
  • Villages: Stöcken (a district of Wittingen), Wollersdorf (a district of Wittingen), Wentorf (a district of Obernholz), Hankensbüttel, Alt Isenhagen (a district of Hankensbüttel, Wunderbüttel (a district of Wittingen), Schönewörde, Wahrenholz, Wagenhoff, Neudorf-Platendorf, Kästorf (a district of Gifhorn), Gamsen (a district of Gifhorn)
Tributaries 
 • leftFulau, Isebeck, Knesebach, Kiekenbruchrönne, Momerbach, Riet, Fischergraben, Flotte, Sauerbach,
 • rightGosebach, Emmer-Bach, Bruno, Beberbach, Heestenmoorkanal,
WaterbodiesLakes: Mühlensee und Schlosssee
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