The Dove Elbe (
German pronunciation (help·info)) is a closed anabranch of the Unterelbe, the lower part of the river Elbe (near Hamburg, Germany).
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| Dove Elbe | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hamburg |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Norderelbe |
• coordinates | 53.5061°N 10.0595°E / 53.5061; 10.0595 |
| Length | 18 km (11 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Elbe→ North Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Gose Elbe |
The inflow is blocked by a dike since 1438. The lower end was shortened by a redirection of the Norderelbe in 1579.
Its Low German name translates to "deaf Elbe"; it is etymologically unrelated to the bird.
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