Siede (river)
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The Siede is a left-hand (northern) tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...

 of the Große Aue
Große Aue
The Große Aue is an long, southwestern, left tributary of the River Weser in northern North Rhine-Westphalia and central Lower Saxony in Germany.- Course :...

, about 22 kilometres (13.7 mi) long in north Germany
Germany
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. It runs mainly through the southern part of the district of Diepholz and belongs to the Weser river system.

Course

The Siede emerges near Reihausen in the village of Engeln
Engeln
Engeln is a village and a former municipality in the district of Diepholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2011, it is part of the municipality Bruchhausen-Vilsen....

 in the parish of Bruchhausen-Vilsen
Bruchhausen-Vilsen (Samtgemeinde)
Bruchhausen-Vilsen is a Samtgemeinde in the district of Diepholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its seat is in Bruchhausen-Vilsen.The Samtgemeinde Bruchhausen-Vilsen consists of the following municipalities:# Asendorf...

, flows in a southerly direction through Siedenburg
Siedenburg (Samtgemeinde)
Siedenburg is a Samtgemeinde in the district of Diepholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its seat is in Siedenburg.The Samtgemeinde Siedenburg consists of the following municipalities:# Borstel# Maasen# Mellinghausen...

 to which has given its name. It then leaves Diepholz district and discharges into the Große Aue in the district of Nienburg.

The tributaries of the Siede are the Kuhlenkamper Beeke (= upper and middle reaches of the Päpser Bach), the Speckenbach and the Eschbach
Eschbach (Siede)
Eschbach is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany....

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