Große Aa
The confluence of the Große Aa with the Ems
Location
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
Reference no.DE: 34
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationBeginning: confluence of the Deeper Aa and Ahe east of Freren
  coordinates52°28′45″N 7°34′00″E / 52.47917°N 7.5666667°E / 52.47917; 7.5666667
  elevation33 m above sea level (NN) 
(Deeper Aa 53 m above NN, Ahe 82 m above NN)
Mouth 
  location
south of Lingen
  coordinates
52°27′37″N 7°19′29″E / 52.46028°N 7.32472°E / 52.46028; 7.32472
  elevation
22 m above sea level (NN)
Length35.0 km (21.7 mi) [1]
Basin size922 km2 (356 sq mi) [1]
Basin features
ProgressionEmsNorth Sea
LandmarksVillages: Beesten, Lünne
Tributaries 
  leftSchaler Aa, Bardelgraben, Moosbeeke, Giegel Aa, Linner Graben, Speller Aa
  rightReitbach, Schinken Canal, Südbach

The Große Aa is a 35-kilometre-long (22 mi), right, eastern tributary of the River Ems in western Lower Saxony (Germany).

It begins in the Samtgemeinde Freren, near the quarter of Overwater, at the confluence of the Deeper Aa and Ahe rivers. From there is flows through Lünne westwards to Hesselte, where it is joined by the Speller Aa. From there on it runs parallel to the Dortmund–Ems Canal and discharges into the Ems 6 km (3.7 mi) south of Lingen, a few metres north of the mouth of the canal after the Gleesen locks.

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