The Wipper is a river

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 Saxony-Anhalt

Saxony-Anhalt

Saxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...

, Germany

Germany

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, left tributary of the Saale

Saale

The Saale, also known as the Saxon Saale and Thuringian Saale , is a river in Germany and a left-bank tributary of the Elbe. It is not to be confused with the smaller Franconian Saale, a right-bank tributary of the Main, or the Saale in Lower Saxony, a tributary of the Leine.-Course:The Saale...

 and has a length of 85 km. The name is coming from the old German word "Uipparaha" which means "singing, springing river".

River course

The Wipper originates in the southeastern Harz

Harz

The Harz is the highest mountain range in northern Germany and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. The name Harz derives from the Middle High German word Hardt or Hart , latinized as Hercynia. The legendary Brocken is the highest summit in the Harz...

, near Harzgerode

Harzgerode

Harzgerode is a town in the district of Harz in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.-Geography:Its localities include:*Harzgerode*Alexisbad*Dankerode*Güntersberge*Königerode*Mägdesprung*Neudorf*Schielo*Silberhütte*Siptenfelde*Straßberg...

 at the bottom of Auerberg mountain. The Wipper joins the Saale in Bernburg

Bernburg

Bernburg is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, capital of the district of Salzlandkreis. It is situated on the river Saale, approx. 30 km downstream from Halle. The town is dominated by its huge Renaissance castle featuring a museum as well as a popular, recently updated bear pit in its...

.

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries of the Wipper:Daniel Wurbs: Vergleichende Untersuchungen zu den Folgewirkungen von Klima- und Landnutzungsänderungen auf den Wasserhaushalt in Flusseinzugsgebieten, 2005, S. A37. http://sundoc.bibliothek.uni-halle.de/diss-online/05/06H007/prom.pdf accessed 16 March 2010

• Schmale Else (L)
• Wolfsberger Wipper (R) near Dankerode
• Talsperre Wippra near Wippra
• Horla (Bach) (R) near Wippra
• Schmale Wipper (L) near Wippra
• Hasselbach (Wipper) (R) near Wippra
• Brumbach (Bach) (R) near Friesdorf
• Sengelbach (R) in Biesenrode
• Dorfbach (Wipper) (L) in Biesenrode
• Vatteröder Teich near Vatterode
• Ochsenpfuhlbach (R) near Vatterode
• Hagenbach (Wipper) (R) near Mansfeld
• Talbach (Wipper) (R) near Leimbach
• Fuchsbach (Wipper) (R) near Großörner
• Stockbach
  Stockbach
  Stockbach is a river of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany....
  
   (L) near Großörner
• Alte Wipper , also known as Regenbeck (R) near Burgörner
• Hadeborn
  Hadeborn
  Hadeborn is a river of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany....
  
   (L) in Hettstedt
• Walbke
  Walbke
  Walbke is a river of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany....
  
  , also known as Ölgrundbach (L) near Wiederstedt
• Rote Welle (Wipper)
  Rote Welle (Wipper)
  Rote Welle is a river of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany....
  
   (L) near Salzkoth/ Aschersleben
• Eine
  Eine
  Eine can refer to:* Eine , a river in the Harz mountains in Germany* EINE, - an early Emacs text editor for lisp machines* Ben Eine, a street artist from London...
  
   (L) near Aschersleben
• Mühlgraben (Wipper) (L) near Groß Schierstedt

Towns on the Wipper

The following towns and cities lie along the Wipper:

• Wippra
  Wippra
  Wippra is a former municipality in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2008, it is part of the town Sangerhausen....
  
  , pop. 1552
• Friesdorf
• Rammelburg
• Biesenrode
• Vatterode
• Leimbach
• Großörner
• Hettstedt
  Hettstedt
  Hettstedt is a town in Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, on the Wipper.As of 1911, Hettstedt engaged in the manufacture of machinery, pianofortes, and artificial manure, and the surrounding district and villages were occupied with smelting due to the nearby mines of argentiferous...
  
  , pop. 15,629
• Wiederstedt
  Wiederstedt
  Wiederstedt is a village and a former municipality in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 September 2010, it is part of the town Arnstein....
  
  , pop. 1074
• Sandersleben, pop. 1988
• Freckleben
  Freckleben
  Freckleben is a former municipality in the district of Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2008, it is part of the town Aschersleben.-See also:*Drohndorf*Mehringen...
  
  , part of the municipality of Aschersleben
  Aschersleben
  Aschersleben is a town in the Salzlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approx. 22 km east of Quedlinburg, and 45 km northwest of Halle .-Pre-20th century:...
  
  
• Drohndorf
  Drohndorf
  Drohndorf is a former municipality in the district of Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2008, it is part of the town Aschersleben.-See also:*Freckleben*Mehringen...
  
  , part of the municipality of Aschersleben
• Mehringen
• Aschersleben
  Aschersleben
  Aschersleben is a town in the Salzlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approx. 22 km east of Quedlinburg, and 45 km northwest of Halle .-Pre-20th century:...
  
  , pop. 29,357
• Klein Schierstedt
• Groß Schierstedt
  Groß Schierstedt
  Groß Schierstedt is a village and a former municipality in the district of Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2009, it is part of the town Aschersleben....
  
  , pop. 630
• Giersleben
  Giersleben
  Giersleben is a municipality in the district of Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany....
  
  , pop. 1064
• Warmsdorf
  Amesdorf
  Amesdorf is a village and a former municipality in the district Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Güsten....
  
  , pop. 812
• Güsten
  Güsten
  Güsten is a town in the district of Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the river Wipper, west of Bernburg. It is part of the Verbandsgemeinde Saale-Wipper....
  
  , pop. 4605
• Osmarsleben
• Ilberstedt
  Ilberstedt
  Ilberstedt is a municipality in the district of Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany....
  
  , pop. 1155
• Bernburg
  Bernburg
  Bernburg is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, capital of the district of Salzlandkreis. It is situated on the river Saale, approx. 30 km downstream from Halle. The town is dominated by its huge Renaissance castle featuring a museum as well as a popular, recently updated bear pit in its...
  
  , pop. 35,897

Mills on the Wipper

• Wippermühle in Wippra (today known as Mühlencafe)
• Kratzmühle between Friesdorf and Rammelburg, called after the first owner Nickel Kratz
• Herrenmühle between Friesdorf and Rammelburg, (currently a garage) it used to be a hostel for ids
• Klippmühle between Biesenrode and VatterodeGerlinde Schlenker: Biesenrode mit Saurasen. In: Mansfelder Land - Portrait einer Kulturlandschaft, 2008, S. 279.: In 1848 August Schumann bought a flour and saw mill, which was taken over by Reinhold Schumann in 1893. When the railroad to Wipperliese was built, he opened a pub.

Flooding

• 1994: Between April 12 and 13, 1994, a lot of rain fell in the lower Harz mountains causing flooding on the Wipper.