Grindau
| Grindau | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Near Wedemark-Plumhof in the Viehbruch |
| • elevation | 36 m |
| Mouth | |
• location | Near Grindau (a district of Schwarmstedt) into the Leine |
• coordinates | 52°38′52″N 9°35′59″E / 52.647694°N 9.599861°E |
• elevation | 26 m above NN |
| Length | 10.8 km (6.7 mi)[1] |
Basin size | 35 km2 (14 sq mi)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Weser→ North Sea |
The Grindau is an 11-kilometre-long (6.8 mi) right-hand tributary of the River Leine in Lower Saxony (Germany).
Course
[edit]The Grindau rises in the Viehbruch near Wedemark-Plumhof and flows initially westwards via Lindwedel, Adolfsglück, Hope (both parts of Lindwebel), Esperke to the village of Grindau (part of Schwarmstedt), where it discharges into the Leine.