The Bode is a small 20 km long river in Thuringia

Thuringia

The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....

 (Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

). It is a left tributary of the Wipper

Wipper (Unstrut)

The Wipper is a river in Thuringia, Germany, left tributary of the Unstrut. It originates in the Eichsfeld area, northwestern Thuringia, near Leinefelde-Worbis. The total length of the Wipper is 95 km. The Wipper joins the Unstrut near Heldrungen. Towns along the Wipper include Bleicherode and...

. Its source is near the village of Holungen

Holungen

Holungen is a Thuringian municipality in the Eichsfeld in Germany. It lies approximately from the university town of Göttingen. With a population of around 1,000, it is one of the medium-sized municipalities in the district.-Coat of arms:...

 in small mountain range called Ohmgebirge. From there the Bode flows in a southeastern direction until it joins the Wipper at Bleicherode

Bleicherode

Bleicherode is a town in the district of Nordhausen, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Wipper, 17 km southwest of Nordhausen. On 1 December 2007, the former municipality Obergebra was incorporated by Bleicherode. Every Thursday, there is a market held in the town.One of...

. Its drainage area is 104 km² and the average discharge is around 0,8 m³/s.