Jümme (river)
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The Jümme is a tributary
of the Leda in northern Germany. Its headwaters are the Aper Tief, which flows from the Oldenburg geest
, and the Soeste
. The Jümme is 18 kilometres (11.2 mi) long from its headstream, the Aper Tief, to its confluence with the Leda near Wiltshausen and is tidal. Fishing rights rest with the local fishing club, Fischereiverein Altes Amt Stickhausen, which issues fishing permits to its members and to visiting angler
s.
The Jümme gives its name to the collective municipality of Jümme.
Together with the Leda the Jümme forms the so-called Zweistromland or "Two Rivers Land", the Leda-Jümme region, one of the most charming areas in East Frisia
, with its numerous lakes such as the Jümmesee which covers an area of 11 hectares (27.2 acre).
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the Leda in northern Germany. Its headwaters are the Aper Tief, which flows from the Oldenburg geest
Geest (topography)
Geest is a type of slightly raised landscape that occurs in the plains of in Northern Germany, the Northern Netherlands and Denmark. It is a landscape of sandy and gravelly soils, usually mantled by a heathland vegetation, comprising glacial deposits left behind after the last ice age during the...
, and the Soeste
Soeste
The Soeste is a river in Lower Saxony in the Cloppenburg district.The Soeste forms from two source brooks in Hesselnfeld and Egterholz, two small settlements in the Emstek municipality. It flows northwest through Cloppenburg, where its water flow was already sufficient for water mills to be...
. The Jümme is 18 kilometres (11.2 mi) long from its headstream, the Aper Tief, to its confluence with the Leda near Wiltshausen and is tidal. Fishing rights rest with the local fishing club, Fischereiverein Altes Amt Stickhausen, which issues fishing permits to its members and to visiting angler
Angling
Angling is a method of fishing by means of an "angle" . The hook is usually attached to a fishing line and the line is often attached to a fishing rod. Fishing rods are usually fitted with a fishing reel that functions as a mechanism for storing, retrieving and paying out the line. The hook itself...
s.
The Jümme gives its name to the collective municipality of Jümme.
Together with the Leda the Jümme forms the so-called Zweistromland or "Two Rivers Land", the Leda-Jümme region, one of the most charming areas in East Frisia
East Frisia
East Frisia or Eastern Friesland is a coastal region in the northwest of the German federal state of Lower Saxony....
, with its numerous lakes such as the Jümmesee which covers an area of 11 hectares (27.2 acre).