Soode

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The Soode is about 7.2 km long, orographic left-sided or southeasterly inflow of Lempe in the district of Kassel, North Hesse ( Germany ).

History and catchment area

The Soode springs on the southwestern edge of the Reinhard Forest, in the northern part of the urban area of ​​Immenhausen, directly west of the residential area Mariendorfer Ahlberg. Your source is located on the west flank of Ahlbergs ( 394.6 m above sea level. NHN ) to about 342 m altitude.

Initially, flows the Soode that runs predominantly north-north- west, respectively, along the western edge of Reinhardswald and Gutsbezirk Reinhard Forest, forming the natural boundary of this unincorporated area to the cities Immenhausen, Grebestein ( with the slightly southwest of Soode village Udenhausen ) and Hofgeismar. Here, the river flows through, for example, the emperor's pond, where it passes through the forest house Kaiserteich. A little further north-northwest of the creek runs past the Soodehöfen, after which it bends to the west.

Finally, the Soode in the village Hombressen, eastern district of Hofgeismar ends, at about 190 m altitude in the coming there from a northeasterly direction Esse inflow Lempe.

The catchment area of ​​10.825 km ² comprises Soode.