The Niederelbe (i.e. Lower Elbe) is a 108 kilometers (67 miles) long section of the river Elbe , from western Hamburg downstream to its mouth into the North Sea near Cuxhaven . Starting at Mühlenberger Loch [ de ; nds ] (or Elbe kilometer 634) near Finkenwerder , Hamburg, it gradually widens from 2 km (1.2 mi) to 18 km (11 mi). Once passing the Hamburg state border , the Niederelbe also forms the border between the states of Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein .
5-698: The Niederelbe forms part of the Elbe section named the Unterelbe (i. e. Lower ("Under") Elbe), comprising all parts of the Elbe influenced by the North Sea's tides , starting further inland at the sluice in Geesthacht (or Elbe kilometer 586). This Hamburg location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Schleswig-Holstein
10-651: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Lower Saxony is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Unterelbe The Unterelbe ( German pronunciation: [ˈʊntɐˌʔɛlbə] ) or, in English usually the Lower Elbe , refers to the lower reaches of the river Elbe in Germany influenced by the tides . It starts at kilometre 586, at
15-810: Is a bay called the Mühlenberger Loch [ de ; nds ] . This marks the beginning of the section of the Unterelbe which called the Niederelbe . After leaving Hamburg it forms the border between Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein, again. The end it defined by the Kugelbake in Cuxhaven at kilometre 727.73. It continues further into the Wadden Sea as the Außenelbe , where it passes
20-431: The sluice of Geesthacht , where the Elbe forms the border between Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein . It continues downstream, then forming the border between Lower Saxony and Hamburg , before fully entering Hamburg territory. In Hamburg the Unterelbe forms two anabranches , Norderelbe and Süderelbe , the latter now partially a cut-off meander. Where Norderelbe and Süderelbe used to reunite, at kilometre 634 there
25-462: The Hamburg islands Scharhörn and Nigehörn . 53°36′N 9°35′E / 53.600°N 9.583°E / 53.600; 9.583 This Hamburg location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Lower Saxony is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Schleswig-Holstein
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