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{{Short description|River in Germany}}
{{Infobox river
  | name              = Wümme 
  | image             = Wuemmewiesen.jpg
  | image_caption     = Low riverside pastures of the Wümme near Bremen. During winter these are often flooded.
  | source1_location  = [[Lüneburg Heath]]
  | source1_coordinates = {{coord|53.1277|N|9.8957|E}}
  | mouth_location    = [[Lesum]]
  | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|53.1720|N|8.7430|E|region:DE-NI|display=inline,title}}
  | progression       = {{RLesum}}
  | subdivision_type1 = Country
  | subdivision_name1 = [[Germany]]
  | subdivision_type2 = States
  | subdivision_name2 = [[Lower Saxony]] and [[Bremen (state)|Bremen]]
  | length            = {{convert|121|km|mi|abbr=on}}
  | source1_elevation = 
  | discharge1_avg    = 
  | basin_size        = 
}}
'''Wümme''' ({{IPA|de|ˈvʏmə|-|De-Wümme.ogg}}) is a river in northern [[Germany]], in the states [[Lower Saxony]] and [[Bremen (state)|Bremen]], marking the border between the two states for part of its course.<ref>{{Google maps|title=Lower Saxony and Bremen border|url=https://www.google.de/maps/@53.1679107,8.7429258,15.75z|accessdate=17 April 2019}}</ref> It is the main headstream of the [[Lesum]].<ref name=mouth>{{Google maps|title=Wümme mouth|url=https://www.google.de/maps/place/53%C2%B010'19.2%22N+8%C2%B044'34.7%22E/@53.1729256,8.7442906,15.5z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d53.1720065!4d8.7429686|accessdate=17 April 2019}}</ref>

The Wümme's length is {{convert|121|km}}. Including the {{cvt|9.9|km}} Lesum, that runs into the river [[Weser]],<ref>{{Google maps|title=Lesum mouth|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/53%C2%B010'00.0%22N+8%C2%B037'28.0%22E/@53.1659981,8.6217832,14z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d53.166667!4d8.624444?hl=en|accessdate=17 April 2019}}</ref> its total length is {{cvt|131.2|km}}.{{GeoQuelle|DE-NI|UK}}

The river's source is on the Wulfsberg in [[Lüneburg Heath]].<ref>{{Google maps|title=Wümme source|url=https://www.google.de/maps/place/53%C2%B007'39.8%22N+9%C2%B053'44.6%22E/@53.1475908,9.8948683,13.5z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d53.1277264!4d9.8957168|accessdate=17 April 2019}}</ref> West of [[Rotenburg an der Wümme|Rotenburg]], it takes up the rivers [[Rodau (Wümme)|Rodau]] and [[Wiedau]]. The Wümme from the left and the [[Hamme River|Hamme]] from the right combine near Wasserhorst (part of [[Blockland, Bremen|Blockland]] in Bremen) forming the Lesum.<ref name=mouth/>

Towns on the river Wümme are [[Lauenbrück]], [[Scheeßel]], Rotenburg, [[Ottersberg]], Fischerhude, [[Lilienthal, Lower Saxony|Lilienthal]] and [[Bremen]].

==See also==
*[[List of rivers of Bremen]]
*[[List of rivers of Lower Saxony]]

==References==
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[[Category:Rivers of Bremen (state)]]
[[Category:Rivers of Lower Saxony]]
[[Category:Federal waterways in Germany]]
[[Category:Rivers of Germany]]


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