Ochtum | |
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![]() Sunset over the Ochtum near Bremen | |
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Location | |
Country | Germany |
States | Lower Saxony and Bremen |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Source: Confluence of the Hache and Süstedter Bach in the lake Kirchweyher See (in Weyhe) |
• coordinates | 52°59′49″N 8°52′47″E / 52.99694°N 8.87961°E |
• elevation | 5 m |
Mouth | |
• location | between Lemwerder-Altenesch and Bremen-Seehausen into the Weser |
• coordinates | 53°07′36″N 8°38′49″E / 53.12669°N 8.64693°E |
• elevation | 2 m |
Length | 25.6 km (15.9 mi) (46.1 km (28.6 mi) incl. Süstedter Bach[1]) |
Basin size | 917 km2 (354 sq mi) [1] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Weser→ North Sea |
Landmarks | Cities: Bremen |
Population | 251000 [2] |
Tributaries | |
• left | Hombach, Stuhrgraben , Varreler Bäke, Delme |
The Ochtum is a river in Lower Saxony and Bremen, Germany. Roughly 26 km (16 mi) long, it is a left tributary of the Weser.