Wagenfelder Aue

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Wagenfelder Aue
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Wagenfelder Aue (looking north)
Location
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Diepholz
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationSouthern Wagenfeld
  coordinates 52°31′54″N08°34′24″E / 52.53167°N 8.57333°E / 52.53167; 8.57333
Mouth  
  location
South of Barnstorf
  coordinates
52°41′42″N8°31′32″E / 52.6951°N 8.5256°E / 52.6951; 8.5256 Coordinates: 52°41′42″N8°31′32″E / 52.6951°N 8.5256°E / 52.6951; 8.5256
Length26.3 km (16.3 mi) [1]
Basin features
Progression HunteWeserNorth Sea

Wagenfelder Aue is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany, a right tributary of the Hunte.

The Wagenfelder Aue's total length is 26 kilometres (16 mi), entirely contained within the southern part of the district of Diepholz. It drains a large area of marshland.

The river rises south of the centre of Wagenfeld and flows northwards through the town, forming the border between the Samtgemeindes (collective municipalities) of Barnstorf and Rehden before discharging into the Hunte south of Barnstorf.

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