Garte

The Garte is a small tributary to the Leine River in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Garte
Mouth of the Garte into the Leine south of Göttingen
Location
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Göttingen
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	east of Weißenborn at the confluence of two streams
• elevation	303 m above sea level (NN)
Mouth
• location	south of Göttingen into the Leine
• coordinates	51°30′16″N 9°55′09″E
• elevation	152 m above sea level (NN)
Length	23.9 km (14.9 mi) [1]
Basin size	89 km2 (34 sq mi) [1]
Basin features
Progression	Leine→ Aller→ Weser→ North Sea
Tributaries
• left	Moosgrund, Bischhauser Bach
• right	Glasehausener Bach, Bernsroder Bach, Bramke, Lengder Bach, Eichbach

The Garte is a 23 km (14 mi) long stream that rises to the east of Weißenborn at an elevation of 303 m above sea level (NN). Towns that it runs through or by include Beienrode, Kerstlingerode, Rittmarshausen (where it is joined by the Bernsroder Bach), Wöllmarshausen, Benniehausen (where the Bischhäuser Bach joins it), Klein Lengden (where the Bramke and Eichbach join it), and Diemarden. The stream joins the Leine River south of Göttingen. With a drop of 151 m, the stream averages a bed slope of 6.6‰. The watershed is 87 km² (34 sq mi). It is classified as a third-order (i.e., lowest[2]) stream according to the German system of body-of-water ranking.

The river valley is considered locally as something of a micro-cultural unit, especially solidified by the now-defunct Garte Valley Railway, a 750 mm narrow-gauge railway running from Göttingen to Duderstadt.