Lippe (river)

Lippe
Lippe
	The Lippe in Lünen
Location
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Eastern Westphalia
• elevation	±140 m (460 ft)
Mouth
• location	Rhine
• coordinates	51°39′3″N 6°36′15″E / 51.65083°N 6.60417°E
Length	220.3 km (136.9 mi)
Basin size	4,889.9 km2 (1,888.0 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Rhine→ North Sea
Tributaries
• left	Pader, Alme, Ahse, Seseke
• right	Glenne, Stever

The Lippe (German pronunciation: [ˈlɪpə]) is a river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Rhine and 220.3 km (136.9 mi) in length with an elevation difference of 125 metres and a catchment area of 4.890 km². The source is located at the edge of the Teutoburg Forest in Bad Lippspringe close to the city of Paderborn. It runs westward through Paderborn, Lippstadt and then along the northern edge of the Ruhr area, parallel to the river Emscher and river Ruhr. The river finally enters the Rhine at Wesel.

^ ^a ^b Hydrographic Directory of the NRW State Office for Nature, the Environment and Consumer Protection (Gewässerverzeichnis des Landesamtes für Natur, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz NRW 2010) (xls; 4.67 MB)

[DE-NW_GSK3C-1] Hydrographic Directory of the NRW State Office for Nature, the Environment and Consumer Protection (Gewässerverzeichnis des Landesamtes für Natur, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz NRW 2010) (xls; 4.67 MB)

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