Esterau (Stederau)
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| location | District of Uelzen , Lower Saxony , Germany | |
| River system | Elbe | |
| Drain over | Stederau → Ilmenau → Elbe → North Sea | |
| source | southeast shotguns 52 ° 50 ′ 41 ″ N , 10 ° 43 ′ 19 ″ E |
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| Source height | 68 m above sea level NHN Lich | |
| muzzle | east of Stederdorf in the Stederau Coordinates: 52 ° 54 ′ 40 ″ N , 10 ° 36 ′ 14 ″ E 52 ° 54 ′ 40 ″ N , 10 ° 36 ′ 14 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | 42 m above sea level NHN | |
| Height difference | 26 m | |
| Bottom slope | 1.5 ‰ | |
| length | 16.8 km | |
| Left tributaries | Threatening brook | |
| Right tributaries | Soltendiecker Graben, Wellendorfer Graben , Mehrer Wassergraben | |
| Communities | Bad Bodenteich , Wrestedt | |
The Esterau is a 16.8 km long right tributary of the Stederau in the Lower Saxony district of Uelzen .
It has its source southeast of Flinten (municipality Bad Bodenteich , Samtgemeinde Aue ), here still under the name "Flintengraben". From there it flows in a north-westerly direction past Heuerstorf , crosses under the Stendal – Uelzen railway line , runs parallel to Kreisstraße 29, flows past Könau , Kroetzmühle , past the Droher Holz nature reserve , past Emern , Lehmke and Esterholz and crosses under the Elbe canal north of the Uelzen lock . It flows into the Stederau in the eastern area of Stederdorf ( Wrestedt municipality ).
Adventure area Esterauniederung
Since 2007 the NABU district group Uelzen has been developing the "Esterauniederung experience area" between Könau and Kroetzmhle. Among other things, through the creation of still waters, extensive grazing areas, maintenance of a circular path and the construction of an observation tower. The grazing of the leased areas with Dülmen horses and Dexter cattle is looked after by the socio-therapeutic facility "Martinshof Klein Bollensen".
- In the Esterau lowlands
NABU information board with map section
The Estera Depression
Bridge on the circular route over the Esterau
Dülmen horses on the pasture
Dexter cattle on an artificially created roof
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