Else (Werre)

Else
The bifurcation near Melle: the Else is on the right and the Hase on the left.
Location
CountryGermany
StatesNorth Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony
Reference no.DE: 466
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationOrigin: Bifurcation from the Hase near Melle
  coordinates52°12′16″N 8°15′22″E / 52.20444°N 8.25611°E / 52.20444; 8.25611
  elevationca. 79.9 m above sea level (NN)
Mouth 
  location
Near Kirchlengern/Löhne into the Werre
  coordinates
52°11′56″N 8°40′42″E / 52.19889°N 8.67833°E / 52.19889; 8.67833
  elevation
ca. 52 m above sea level (NN)
Length31.5 km (19.6 mi)
Basin size415.5 km2 (160.4 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionWerreWeserNorth Sea
Landmarks
Population100000
Tributaries 
  leftOldendorfer Mühlenbach, Zwickenbach, Eickener Mühlenbach, Suttbach, Kilverbach, Bennier Graben, Ahler Bruchgraben, Darmühlenbach, Gewinghauser Bach, Knollerbach, Ostbach (Mühlenbach), Eselsbach, Markbach, Sunderbach
  rightStrotbach, Laerbach, Maschgraben, Violenbach, Bruchriede, Mühlenbach, Alte Else, Warmenau, Neue Else with Werfener Bach, Brandbach (Bolldammbach)

The Else (German pronunciation: [ˈɛlzə]) is a left tributary of the river Werre in the northeast of North Rhine-Westphalia and in southern Lower Saxony. The Else is a distributary of the river Hase and begins at a river bifurcation near Melle.