List of rivers of Ostwestfalen-Lippe

This list of rivers and streams in Ostwestfalen-Lippe contains a selection of the rivers, streams and lakes which lie wholly or partly in Ostwestfalen-Lippe. The rivers are organised based on the Weser, Lippe and Ems river systems. In addition they are sometimes further divided into sub-regions. The list does not contain all named rivers in OWL, but at least all those with a total catchment area of 10 square kilometres. The list of lakes is also not a full list of all named lakes, especially as the distinction with ponds is not always clear.

System

River or stream

System: River name

No: River number
L/R: Left or right tributary
District: districts passed
*BI: Bielefeld
*GT: Kreis Gütersloh
*HF: Kreis Herford
*HX: Kreis Höxter
*LIP: Kreis Lippe
*MI: Kreis Minden-Lübbecke
*PB Kreis Paderborn

All tributaries are listed in downstream order in relation to their parent river. The tributaries are listed based on their ranking in the river system:

1st order
*2nd order
**3rd order
***4th order: analogous to the above

Lakes

System: Name

District: see above
Water surface area: in hectares
Origin/Type: reservoir, gravel pit, Altwassersee, natural origin, etc.

The lakes are in order of size. If the lake is the largest in its district, the district name is in bold.

Lippe → Rhine

Upper Lippe to its confluence with the Pader

Rhine
*Lippe
**Schlänger Bach
**Steinbeke
**Beke
***Durbeke

Pader → Lippe

Rhine
*Lippe
**Pader
***Rothebach
****Springbach

Alme → Lippe

Rhine
*Lippe
**Alme
***Nette
****Lühlingsbach
***Harlebach
***Afte
****Karpke
****Aa
*****[Kleine Aabach (Afte)|Aa (Aabach)|Kleine Aa]
***Talgosse
***Altenau
****Piepenbach
****Sauer
*****Bach von Kleinenberg
*****Odenheimer Bach
*****Schmittwasser
****Ellerbach
****Salenkruke
****Finkenpuhl

Lippe between the Alme and the Glenne

Rhine
*Lippe
**Thune
***Grimke
**Roter Bach
***Franzosenbach
**Gunne-Elsen
**Gunne
***Erlbach
**Heder
***Wellebach
**Merschgraben

Glenne → Lippe

Rhine
*Lippe
**Glenne
***Knochenbach
***Krollbach
***Schwarzer Graben
***Kaltestrot
***Ochsengraben

Ems → North Sea

Upper Ems to its confluence with the Dalke

Dalke → Ems

Ems between the Dalke and the Lutter

Lutter → Ems

Ems
*Lutter
**Trüggelbach
**Reiherbach
**Krullsbach
**Welplagebach (Reinkebach, Schlangenbach)
**Lichtebach

Ems between the Lutter and the Hessel

Ems
*Abrooksbach (Landbach)
**Hovebach
**Reckbach
*Rhedaer Bach
**Kleinebach
**Künsebecker Bach
**Ellerbrockgraben
**Wippe
*Loddenbach
**Ruthebach
*Axtbach
**Maibach
**Beilbach
**Flutbach
**Südlicher Emstalgraben
*Jungferngraben

Hessel → Ems

Weser → North Sea

Diemel → Weser

Weser
*Diemel
**Hammerbach
***Schwarzbach
*Mühlengraben
***Naure
***Ohme
**Twiste
**Eggel
***Mühlenbach
***Eder
**Vombach
**Alster

Upper Weser between the Diemel and the Nethe

Weser
*Bever
**Eselsbach

Nethe → Weser

Weser
*Nethe
**Helmerte
**Taufnethe
**Öse
**Aa
***Hilgenbach
***Katzbach
**Brucht
***Emderbach
****Grundbach
***Hakesbach
**Silberbach

Upper Weser between the Nethe and the Emmer

Weser
*Grube
**Fischbach
*Schelpe
*Saumer
*Twierbach
*Lonaubach
**Spiekersiek

Emmer → Weser

Weser
*Emmer
**Fischbach (Emmer)
**Mühlenbach
**Beberbach
***Röthe
**Heubach
***Silberbach
**Napte
**Diestelbach
***Königsbach
****Istruper Bach
**Niese
***Kleinenbredener Bach
**Wörmke
***Ilsenbach
**Eschenbach

Upper Weser between the Emmer and the Werre

Weser
*Humme
**Grießbach
**Beberbach
*Exter
**Alme
**Twiesbach
*Herrengraben
*Kalle
**Westerkalle
*Forellenbach
**Linnenbeeke
*Borstenbach

Werre → Weser

Upper Werre to its confluence with the Bega

Bega → Werre

Weser
*Werre
**Bega
***Hillbach
***Passade
****Marpe
***Linnebach
***Ilse
****Niederluher Bach
***Ötternbach
***Rhienbach
****Sudbach
***Salze
****Glimke

Aa → Werre

Weser
*Werre
**Aa
***Schwarzbach
****Mühlenbach
****Hasbach
****Beckendorfer Mühlenbach
***Schloßhofbach
****Sudbrackbach
***Jöllenbecker Mühlenbach
***Lutterbach
****Baderbach
****Windwehe
*****Oldentruper Bach
***Eickumer Mühlenbach

Werre between the Aa and the Else

Else → Werre

Lower Werre after its confluence with the Else

Weser
*Werre
**Rehmerloh-Mennighüffer Mühlenbach
***Tengerner Bach
****Schnathorster Bach
****Mühlenbach
**Mittelbach
**Kaarbach

Middle Weser between the Werre and Große Aue

Weser
*Meierbach
*Dehmer Mühlenbach
*Bastau
**Flöthe
***Ronceva
**Bastau-Entlaster
*Osterbach
*(Bückeburger) Aue
**Sandfurthbach
*Ösper
*Rottbach (Weser)
*Gehle
**Ils
**Riehe

Große Aue → Weser

Weser
*Große Aue
**Mehner Bach
**Flöthe
**Kleine Aue
***Braune Aue
**Großer Dieckfluss
***Hollwedener Graben
***Twiehauser Bach
***Fehrnwiesen Graben
***Kleiner Dieckfluss
***Tielger Bruchgraben
**Wickriede
***Flöthe
***Langenhorster Graben
***Kleine Wickriede

Weser, north of the Große Aue

Weser
*Steinhuder Meerbach
** Fulde
**Steertschlaggraben

Hunte → Weser

Weser
*Hunte
**Wimmerbach
***Heithöfer Bach
****Schröttinghauser Bach
**Grenz Canal
**Ompteda Canal
***Brockumer Pissing

Shipping canals

Mittelland Canal with Minden Aqueduct and access to the Weser

Lakes

Aabachsee
Lippesee
Alter See-Mittlerer See-Neuer See
Schiedersee
Rietberger Fischteiche
Hochwasserrückhaltebecken Keddinghausen
Heddinghauser See
Nesthauser See
Mastholter See
Stemmer See
Rathsee
Bentfelder See
Obersee
Mühlensee
Altensenner See
Axelsee
Lintler See
Hücker Moor
Emssee
Norderteich
Meschesee
Padersee
Großer Auesee
Oberlübber Bergsee