Aller

river in Germany, sidestream of the river Weser

Key facts

Country: Germany
States: Saxony-Anhalt and Lower Saxony
Reference no: DE: 48
Location: in Eggenstedt near Seehausen in the Magdeburg Börde
Elevation: 130 m above sea level (NN)
Coordinates: 52°56′45″N 9°11′08″E / 52.945825°N 9.1856139°E / 52.945825; 9.1856139
Length: 214.8 km (133.5 mi)
Basin size: 15,721 km (6,070 sq mi)
Average: 118 m /s (4,200 cu ft/s)
Progression: Weser → North Sea
Landmarks: Cities: Wolfsburg Large towns: Gifhorn , Celle , Verden Small towns: Oebisfelde-Weferlingen , Rethem Villages: Wefensleben , Ingersleben , Müden , Wienhausen , Oldau , Winsen , Hodenhagen , Hülsen , Westen
Left: Oker , Fuhse , Wietze , Leine , Alpe , Wölpe
Right: Kleine Aller , Ise , Lachte , Örtze , Meiße , Böhme , Lehrde , Gohbach
Navigable: 117 km (73 mi); from Celle Class II, from Verden Class III

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Encyclopedic overview

The Aller ( pronounced [ˈalɐ] ) is a 215-kilometre-long (134 mi) river in the states of Saxony-Anhalt and Lower Saxony in Germany. It is a right-hand, and hence eastern, tributary of the Weser and is also its largest tributary. Its last 117 kilometres (73 mi) form the Lower Aller federal waterway (Bundeswasserstraße). The Aller was extensively straightened, widened and, in places, dyked during the 1960s to provide flood control of the river. In a 20-kilometre-long (12 mi) section near Gifhorn, the river meanders in its natural river bed.

History

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