Wiedau

Wiedau
State	Lower Saxony, Germany
Basin features
Main source	confluence of the Hahnenbach and Mehlandsbach near Bellen 33 m 53°03′50″N 9°34′21″E / 53.06389°N 9.5725°E / 53.06389; 9.5725Coordinates: 53°03′50″N 9°34′21″E / 53.06389°N 9.5725°E / 53.06389; 9.5725
River mouth	near Rotenburg into the Wümme 18 m 53°06′26″N 9°23′25″E / 53.10723°N 9.39024°E / 53.10723; 9.39024
Progression	Wümme → Lesum → Weser → North Sea
River system	Weser
Basin size	307 km²
Landmarks	Small towns: Rotenburg Villages: Bothel, Hemsbünde
Physical characteristics
Length	14.2 km, including the Hahnenbach 35.2 km
Discharge	Average rate: ca. 3.0 m³/s; before it joins the Rodau: 1.6 m³/s

The Wiedau is a left-hand tributary of the Wümme in the north German state of Lower Saxony. The river begins near Bellen in the vicinity of Hemslingen in the district of Rotenburg (Wümme) at the confluence of the Hahnenbach and the Mehlandsbach, flows through the collective municipality of Bothel, a densely wooded and near natural depression, and discharges into the Wümme in Rotenburg shortly after being joined by the only slightly smaller Rodau.

The Wiedau is popular with anglers and canoeists. At high water, the Wiedau can be navigated from the road bridge in Bellen near Hemslingen to its mouth on the Wümme by small kayaks, a distance of 23 km.

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