Oste
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Quick-adding category "Geography of Lower Saxony" (using [[WP:HOTCAT|HotCat]])
{{Infobox River | river_name = Oste
| image_name = Verlauf der Oste.png
| caption =
| origin = [[Lower Saxony]]
| mouth = [[Elbe]]
| basin_countries = [[Germany]]
| length = 153 km
| elevation = 31 m
| discharge =
| watershed = 1,711 km²
}}
The '''Oste''' [{{IPA|'ʔo:stə}}] is a river in northern [[Lower Saxony]], [[Germany]] with a length of 153 km, left tributary of the [[Elbe]]. It flows through the districts of [[Harburg (district)|Harburg]], [[Rotenburg (district)|Rotenburg]], [[Stade (district)|Stade]] and [[Cuxhaven (district)|Cuxhaven]] and empties into the [[Elbe]] river near [[Otterndorf]]. Its drainage area is 1.711 km² and the decline between the source and the estuary is 31 m. Tributaries are [[Ramme (Oste)|Ramme]], [[Aue (Oste)|Aue]], [[Twiste (Oste)|Twiste]], Bade, [[Bever (Oste)|Bever]] and [[Mehe]].
The Oste is part of the "[[Deutsche Fährstraße]]" established in May 2004, an institution similar to the American [[National Scenic Byway]]s. It connects various places between [[Bremervörde]] and [[Kiel]] with relation to the history of [[ferry|ferries]] and crossing of rivers, like the historic transporter bridges in [[Rendsburg]] and [[Osten]]. Also at the Oste there are two [[pram|pram ferries]] in [[Estorf|Gräpel]] and [[Kranenburg (Oste)|Brobergen]]. The ferry in Gräpel is actually manually operated.
Although recognized as an official waterway the Oste has not much ship traffic.
The river has its source near [[Tostedt]] at the border of the [[Lüneburg Heath]], flowing to the west passing [[Sittensen]] and [[Zeven]], changing direction to north and passing [[Bremervörde]], where influence of the tides is starting, [[Hemmoor]] and [[Neuhaus]].
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[[Category:Rivers of Germany]]
[[Category:Geography of Lower Saxony]]
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