Ilme
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
Length33.0 km
Source1 locationIn the Solling, by the L 548 between Uslar and Dassel
Source1 coordinates51.72111°N 9.6166667°E
Mouth locationEast of Einbeck into the Leine
Mouth coordinates51.815°N 9.925°E
Basin landmarks
Basin size393 km²
Tributaries rightWolfsbach, Hülsebach, Lummerke, Riepenbach, Dieße, Rotte, Rebbe
Tributaries leftAbbecker Bach, Repkebach, Schlingenbach, Spüligbach, Bewer, Krummes Wasser
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The Ilme is a left-bank, western tributary of the River Leine in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is 33.0 km (20.5 mi) long.

The river begins at the pond Neuer Teich in the centre of the Solling hills at an elevation of and flows initially northwards to Dassel, then in an easterly direction through Markoldendorf (a district of Dassel) to Einbeck, after which it discharges into the Leine near Volksen at an elevation of 105 m (344 ft).

See also