Aper Tief

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Aper Tief
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The Aper Tief (near Holtgast)
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Location of mouth in Lower Saxony
Location
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
Districts Ammerland and Leer
Reference no.DE: 3884
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationSource: Confluence of the Großer Süderbäke and Großer Norderbäke
  coordinates 53°13′03″N7°47′34″E / 53.2175°N 7.79278°E / 53.2175; 7.79278
  elevation2 m above  sea level (NN)
Mouth  
  location
south of Detern into the Jümme
  coordinates
53°12′19″N7°40′40″E / 53.20528°N 7.67778°E / 53.20528; 7.67778 Coordinates: 53°12′19″N7°40′40″E / 53.20528°N 7.67778°E / 53.20528; 7.67778
Length31.4 km (19.5 mi) [1]
Basin size276 km2 (107 sq mi) [1]
Basin features
Progression JümmeLedaEmsNorth Sea
Landmarks
  • Small towns: Apen, Augustfehn, Detern
  • Villages: Apen, Samtgemeinde Jümme
Tributaries 
  leftNordenloher Canal
  rightGroße Norderbäke, Hengstforder Hauptpumpgraben

The Aper Tief is a stream in Lower Saxony, Germany.

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It flows through the municipalities of Apen (district of Ammerland) and Detern in the collective municipality of Jümme (district of Leer). It begins west of Apen at the confluence of the Große Süderbäke and the Große Norderbäke, runs roughly east–west and empties south of the municipality of Detern into the Jümme. Including its source river Große Süderbäke, its total length is 31.4 km (19.5 mi). [1] The Aper Tief is tidal. Its tidal range is about three quarters of a metre. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Environmental map service of Lower Saxony (Umweltkartendienst des Niedersächsischen Ministeriums für Umwelt, Energie und Klimaschutz)
  2. Das Aper Tief darf sein Bett wieder verlassen [ permanent dead link ], Landkreis Ammerland und Ammerländische Wasserwacht, Juli 2007. Accessed on 5 February 2011