The Gerdau is a 30 km (19 mi) long, left (western) source river for the Ilmenau in the north German state of Lower Saxony.

Gerdau
The Gerdau near Groß Süstedt [de] (municipality Gerdau)
Location
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
Location	Counties of Celle and Uelzen
Reference no.	DE: 5942
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	In the Lüneburg Heath between Faßberg and Eimke
• coordinates	52°56′31″N 10°14′22″E
• elevation	ca. 70 m above sea level (NHN)
Mouth
• location	Confluence: Near Veerßen [de] (Uelzen) with the Stederau to become the Ilmenau
• coordinates	52°56′51″N 10°33′13″E
• elevation	ca. 35 m above sea level (NHN)
Length	29.71 km [1]
Basin size	427.74 km2 (165.15 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
Progression	Ilmenau→ Elbe→ North Sea
Landmarks	Large towns: Uelzen Villages: Faßberg, Eimke, Gerdau
Tributaries
• left	Schwienau (for these and others see section tributaries)
• right	Häsebach [de], Hardau [de] (for these and others see section tributaries)
Hydrologically the main headstream of the Ilmenau

The river rises in the eastern part of the Lüneburg Heath on the northeastern edge of the Südheide Nature Park. From its source, which is located in the Brambostel Moor Nature Reserve,[2] north of the 94 m high Faßberg, the Gerdau flows by the villages of Eimke and Gerdau towards Uelzen. South of Uelzen it merges with the Stederau to form the Ilmenau.

Tributaries

See also

• List of rivers of Lower Saxony

References

На других языках

[de] Gerdau (Fluss)