The Kleine Steinau is a 8.7 km long tributary of the Sieber

Sieber (river)

The Sieber is a 35 km long, right hand tributary of the Oder in the Harz mountains of Germany.It rises at 760 m on the Bruchberg massif and flows through Herzberg before discharging at Hattorf into the Oder which, in turn, flows into the Rhume...

, north of Herzberg am Harz

Herzberg am Harz

Herzberg am Harz is a town in the Osterode district of Lower Saxony, Germany.- History :Herzberg castle was first mentioned in 1154. The town was part of the state of Brunswick-Grubenhagen, and the castle was for some time used as a residence by the dukes...

 in the district of Osterode am Harz 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...

. It rises at about 690 metres between the Schindelkopf mountain and the Spießerklippe crags on the ridge of Auf dem Acker

Auf dem Acker

Auf dem Acker is a mountain ridge up to 865.1 metres high, which is located in the southwestern part of the Harz mountains in Lower Saxony .- Geography :...

. It initially flows in a westerly direction, but later swings south before emptying into the River Sieber near the small settlement of Aschenhütte, not far from the mouth of the Große Steinau

Große Steinau

The Große Steinau is a 7.5 km long tributary of the Sieber, north of Herzberg am Harz in the district of Osterode am Harz in Lower Saxony. It rises at about 690 metres near the crags of the Sophienklippe on the Acker...

. In the upper reaches of the Kleine Steinau it is also called the Schindelgraben, although it is not clear from the maps at which point the name changes.

Sources

• Topographische Karte 1:25000, Nr. 4228 Riefensbeek
• Topographische Karte 1:25000, Nr. 4227 Osterode im Harz
• Topographische Karte 1:25000, Nr. 4327 Gieboldehausen