Ilme

Ilme
Ilme in the Solling - Vogler Nature Park along the L548 (Sievershausen - Abbecke)
State	Lower Saxony, Germany
Basin features
Main source	In the Solling, by the L 548 between Uslar and Dassel 340 m above sea level (NN) 51°43′16″N 9°37′00″E / 51.72111°N 9.6166667°E / 51.72111; 9.6166667Coordinates: 51°43′16″N 9°37′00″E / 51.72111°N 9.6166667°E / 51.72111; 9.6166667
River mouth	East of Einbeck into the Leine 105 m above sea level (NN) 51°48′54″N 9°55′30″E / 51.815°N 9.925°E / 51.815; 9.925
Progression	Leine → Aller → Weser → North Sea
River system	Weser
Basin size	393 km²
Landmarks	Large towns: Einbeck Small towns: Dassel Villages: Relliehausen, Ellensen, Markoldendorf, Hullersen,
Tributaries	Left: Abbecker Bach, Repkebach, Schlingenbach, Spüligbach, Bewer, Krummes Wasser Right: Wolfsbach, Hülsebach, Lummerke, Riepenbach, Dieße, Rotte, Rebbe
Physical characteristics
Length	32.6 km

The Ilme is a left-bank, western tributary of the River Leine in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is 32.6 km long.

The river begins at the Neuer Teich pond in the centre of the Solling hills at a height of 340 m above sea level (NN) and flows initially northwards to Dassel, then in an easterly direction through Markoldendorf to Einbeck, after which it discharges into the Leine near Volksen at a height of 105 m.