Else (Werre)

Else
The bifurcation. Right: the Else; left: the Hase.
Location
Country	Germany
States	North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony
Reference no.	DE: 466
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Origin: Bifurcation from the Hase near Melle
• coordinates	52°12′16″N 8°15′22″E / 52.20444°N 8.25611°E / 52.20444; 8.25611
• elevation	ca. 79.9 m above sea level (NN)
Mouth
• location	Near Kirchlengern/Löhne into the Werre
• coordinates	52°11′56″N 8°40′42″E / 52.19889°N 8.67833°E / 52.19889; 8.67833
• elevation	ca. 52 m above sea level (NN)
Length	31.5 km (19.6 mi) [1]
Basin size	415.5 km2 (160.4 sq mi) [1]
Basin features
Progression	Werre→ Weser→ North Sea
Landmarks	Large towns: Melle, Bünde, Löhne Villages: Rödinghausen, Kirchlengern
Population	100000
Tributaries
• left	Oldendorfer Mühlenbach, Zwickenbach, Eickener Mühlenbach, Suttbach, Kilverbach, Bennier Graben, Ahler Bruchgraben, Darmühlenbach, Gewinghauser Bach, Knollerbach, Ostbach (Mühlenbach), Eselsbach, Markbach, Sunderbach
• right	Strotbach, Laerbach, Maschgraben, Violenbach, Bruchriede, Mühlenbach, Alte Else, Warmenau, Neue Else with Werfener Bach, Brandbach (Bolldammbach)

The Else is a left tributary of the river Werre in the northeast of North Rhine-Westphalia and in southern Lower Saxony. The Else is a distributary of the river Hase and begins at a river bifurcation near Melle.