Zorge (river)

The Zorge is a tributary of the Helme in central Germany. It is about 40 km (25 mi) long and flows from the state of Lower Saxony into Thuringia. In many sources the name Zorge is translated as "wild river".

Zorge
The Zorge in Nordhausen
Mouth of the Zorge
Location
Country	Germany
States	Lower Saxony and Thuringia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Start: confluence of the Wolfsbach and Sprakelbach in Zorge
• coordinates	51°38′14″N 10°38′02″E
• elevation	ca 352 m above sea level (NN)
Mouth
• location	northeast of Heringen into the Helme
• coordinates	51.4524°N 10.9032°E / 51.4524; 10.9032
Basin features
Progression	Helme→ Unstrut→ Saale→ Elbe→ North Sea
Confluence of the Sprakelbach (left) and the Wolfsbach (right) to form the Zorge

The Zorge en route through the village of the same name

Course

The river starts in the village of the same name in the Harz Mountains at the confluence of the Wolfsbach and Sprakelsbach streams^[1] which meet in the middle of the upper part of the village at around 350 m above sea level (NN). It then flows in a southerly direction through Zorge and Ellrich to Nordhausen. The Zorge discharges into the Helme northeast of Heringen.

The headstreams of the Zorge, like other streams such as the Wieda, drain one of the rainiest regions of the Harz. The quantities of water it carries to the Helme are one of the reasons for the construction of the Kelbra Reservoir on the Helme.

Tributaries

• Wolfsbach (left headstream)
• Sparakelbach (right headstream)
• Steigerwasser (right)
• Elsbach (left)
• Dörenbach (right)
• Illigesbach (right)
• Rosenbach (left)
• Sülze (left)
• Wieda (right)
• Bere (left)
• Kappelbach (left)
• Orbach (left)
• Gumpebach (left)
• Roßmannsbach (left)
• Leimbach (left)
• Krummbach (left)

See also

• List of rivers of Lower Saxony
• List of rivers of Thuringia