River Ilme

Ilme
Ilme in the Solling - Vogler Nature Park along the L548 (Sievershausen - Abbecke)
State	Lower Saxony, Germany
Physical characteristics
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; 9.6166667
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; 9.925Coordinates: 51°48′54″N 9°55′30″E / 51.815°N 9.925°E / 51.815; 9.925
Length	33.0 km (20.5 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Leine→ Aller→ Weser→ North Sea
Basin size	393 km2 (152 sq mi)
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

The Ilme is a left-bank, western tributary of the River Leine in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is 33.0 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.