Jade (river)

The Jade (German pronunciation: [ˈjaːdə] ^ⓘ; in its upper course: Geestrandtief) is a 30 km (19 mi) long river in Lower Saxony, northwestern Germany. Rising near Oldenburg, it flows into the Jade Bight, a bay of the North Sea, near Varel.

Jade
Jade flowing into the North sea
Location
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	North Sea
• coordinates	53°20′07″N 8°14′35″E
Length	29.7 km (18.5 mi)[1]
Basin size	215 km2 (83 sq mi)[1]

Literature

• Klaus Dede: An der Jade (1978) (in German)

See also

• Jade Bight
• List of rivers of Lower Saxony