Hehlenriede
River in Germany
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Hehlenriede is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany. It flows into the Aller Canal near Gifhorn.
| Hehlenriede | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| States | Lower Saxony |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Wedelheine |
| • elevation | c. 72 meters above sea level |
| Mouth | |
• location | Aller Canal |
• coordinates | 52.4574°N 10.5026°E |
• elevation | c. 55 meters above sea level[1] |
| Length | approximately 12.9 km[2] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Aller Canal→ Aller→ Weser→ North Sea |
Investigations of the TU Braunschweig have shown that the area is particularly at risk of floods when there is continuous rain for around an entire day.[3]
The Lower Saxony Water Quality Report[4] from 2004 rates the chemical pollution of the Hehlenriede stream as moderately polluted along almost its entire length. The NLWKN's 2017 water quality map classifies its ecological potential as poor.[5]