Ichte

Ichte, in its upper course also called Steinaer Bach, is a river of Thuringia and Lower Saxony, Germany.

CountryGermany

StatesThuringia and Lower Saxony

locationEast of the Oder Dam

coordinates51.6552°N 10.5453°E / 51.6552; 10.5453

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Ichte
Location
Country	Germany
States	Thuringia and Lower Saxony
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	East of the Oder Dam
• coordinates	51.6552°N 10.5453°E / 51.6552; 10.5453
Mouth
• location	northeast of Pützlingen, a district of Werther, into the Helme
• coordinates	51.5243°N 10.6295°E / 51.5243; 10.6295
Basin features
Progression	‹See Tfd› Helme→ ‹See Tfd› Unstrut→ ‹See Tfd› Saale→ ‹See Tfd› Elbe→ North Sea

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The Ichte springs east of the Oder Dam as Steinaer Bach in Lower Saxony.^[1] After the confluence of the Hellegrundbach, the river is called Ichte.^[2] The Ichte then crosses the boundary between Lower Saxony and Thuringia.^[2] It finally discharges northeast of Pützlingen [de; nl], a district of Werther, from the left into the Helme.^[3]