Hase
Encyclopedia
The Hase is a 193 km long river
in Lower Saxony
, Germany
. It is a right tributary of the Ems, but part of its flow goes to the Else
, that is part of the Weser basin. Its source is in the Teutoburg Forest
, south-east of Osnabrück
, on the north slope of the 307 m high Hankenüll hill.
), the Hase encounters an anomaly of terrain and bifurcates such that each branch flows in a different drainage system:
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
in Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is a right tributary of the Ems, but part of its flow goes to the Else
Else (Werre)
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.- Origin :...
, that is part of the Weser basin. Its source is in the Teutoburg Forest
Teutoburg Forest
The Teutoburg Forest is a range of low, forested mountains in the German states of Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia which used to be believed to be the scene of a decisive battle in AD 9...
, south-east of Osnabrück
Osnabrück
Osnabrück is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, some 80 km NNE of Dortmund, 45 km NE of Münster, and some 100 km due west of Hanover. It lies in a valley penned between the Wiehen Hills and the northern tip of the Teutoburg Forest...
, on the north slope of the 307 m high Hankenüll hill.
Weser-Ems Watershed
After approx. 15 km, near Gesmold (about 6 km west from MelleMelle, Germany
Melle is a city in the district of Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany. The city corresponds to what used to be the district of Melle until regional territorial reform in 1972. Since then Melle is the third largest city in Lower Saxony in terms of surface area....
), the Hase encounters an anomaly of terrain and bifurcates such that each branch flows in a different drainage system:
- one third of its waters flow along the south side of the WiehengebirgeWiehengebirgeThe Wiehen Hills are a low mountain range in North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony in Germany. The hills run from west to east like a long finger away from the main upland area of the Lower Saxon Hills, beginning at the Weser River near Minden and terminating in the vicinity of Osnabrück.It is...
hills eastward from Gesmold into the Else, which begins there, and flows into the WerreWerreThe Werre is a river in the Detmold region of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, left tributary of the Weser. Its source is near Horn-Bad Meinberg. The Werre flows generally north through the towns Detmold, Lage, Bad Salzuflen, Herford and Löhne. It flows into the Weser close to Bad Oeynhausen. The...
at Kirchlengem (north of HerfordHerfordHerford is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the lowlands between the hill chains of the Wiehen Hills and the Teutoburg Forest. It is the capital of the district of Herford.- Geographic location :...
). The Werre is a tributary of the Weser. - two thirds of its waters (the Hase proper) flow northwest from Gesmold toward Osnabrück, past the towns listed below, and toward Meppen, where the Ems receives its flow.
Towns on the Hase
- MelleMelle, GermanyMelle is a city in the district of Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany. The city corresponds to what used to be the district of Melle until regional territorial reform in 1972. Since then Melle is the third largest city in Lower Saxony in terms of surface area....
- OsnabrückOsnabrückOsnabrück is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, some 80 km NNE of Dortmund, 45 km NE of Münster, and some 100 km due west of Hanover. It lies in a valley penned between the Wiehen Hills and the northern tip of the Teutoburg Forest...
- BramscheBramscheBramsche is a town in the district of Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is about 20 km north of Osnabrück, at . Population is 30858 .In 1971/72 12 previously independent municipalities were included into the town.*Achmer*Balkum...
- to the south of this city the Hase crosses the Mittellandkanal - Neuenkirchen-VördenNeuenkirchen-VördenNeuenkirchen-Vörden is a municipality in the district of Vechta, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 30 km southwest of Vechta, and 30 km north of Osnabrück....
- BersenbrückBersenbrückBersenbrück is a town in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Hase, approx. 30 km north of Osnabrück.Bersenbrück is the seat of the Samtgemeinde Bersenbrück...
- BadbergenBadbergenBadbergen is a municipality in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It lies on the Hase. It is a hometown of Dörthe....
- QuakenbrückQuakenbrückQuakenbrück is a town in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Hase. It is part of the Samtgemeinde of Artland....
- in the southeast the Hase divides into two branches: the Big Hase (passing the town in the northeast) and the Little Hase (which itself is divided into several branches within the town, one of which leaves the town northwards to the Big Hase) (Binnendelta) - MenslageMenslageMenslage is a municipality in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany....
- here the Hase is channeled into the Little Hase - LöningenLöningenLöningen is a town in the district of Cloppenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Hase, approx. 25 km southwest of Cloppenburg.-History:Löningen originally appeared in 822 as Loingo...
- here it flows into a somewhat northerly branch: the Big Hase - HerzlakeHerzlakeSamtgemeinde Herzlake is a Samtgemeinde in the district Emsland in Lower Saxony, Germany at the Hase river.Following villages are situated in Herzlake:...
- here the two branches flow together again - HaselünneHaselünneHaselünne is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, in the district of Emsland. It is situated on the river Hase, approx. 15 km east of Meppen....
- MeppenMeppen, GermanyMeppen is a town in and the seat of the Emsland district of Lower Saxony, Germany, at the confluence of the Ems, Hase, and Nordradde rivers and the Dortmund-Ems canal...