Garte

Garte
Mouth of the Garte into the Leine south of Göttingen
Location	Göttingen district, Lower Saxony,  Germany
Basin features
Main source	east of Weißenborn at the confluence of two streams 303 m above sea level (NN)
River mouth	south of Göttingen into the Leine 152 m above sea level (NN) 51°30′16.3″N 9°55′09.4″E / 51.504528°N 9.919278°E / 51.504528; 9.919278
Progression	Aller
River system	Weser
Basin size	87 km²
Tributaries	Left: Moosgrund, Bischhauser Bach Right: Glasehausener Bach, Bernsroder Bach, Bramke, Lengder Bach, Eichbach
Physical characteristics
Length	23 km

The Garte is a small tributary to the Leine River in Lower Saxony, Germany.

The Garte is a 23 km long stream that rises to the east of Weißenborn at an elevation of 303 m amsl. Towns that it runs through or by include Beienrode, Kerstlingerode, Rittmarshausen (where it is joined by the Bernsroder Bach), Wöllmarshausen, Benniehausen (where the Bischhäuser Bach joins it), Klein Lengden (where the Bramke and Eichbach join it), and Diemarden. The stream joins the Leine River south of Göttingen. With a drop of 151 m, the stream averages a bed slope of 6.6‰. The watershed is 87 km². It is classified as a third-order (i.e., lowest) stream according to the German system of body-of-water ranking.

The river valley is considered locally as something of a micro-cultural unit, especially solidified by the now-defunct Garte Valley Railway, a 750 mm narrow-gauge railway running from Goettingen to Duderstadt.

from source to mouth

Coordinates: 51°31′N 9°55′E / 51.517°N 9.917°E / 51.517; 9.917