Ems (river)

Ems
Eems (Dutch, Low German), Iems (Westfalian), Oamse (Saterland Frisian), Amisia (Latin)
The Ems near Lingen
River system of the Ems
Location
CountryGermany and Netherlands(part of watershed)
StatesLower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia
RegionEmsland
Cities
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSchloß Holte-Stukenbrock
 • coordinates51°51′21″N 8°41′55″E / 51.85583°N 8.69861°E / 51.85583; 8.69861
 • elevation134 m (440 ft)
MouthDollart Bay/North Sea
 • location
Emden
 • coordinates
53°19′32″N 7°14′41″E / 53.32556°N 7.24472°E / 53.32556; 7.24472
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length362.4 km (225.2 mi)[1]
Basin size17,934 km2 (6,924 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • locationEmden
 • average80 m3/s (2,800 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightLeda, Hase

The Ems (German: Ems; Dutch: Eems) is a river in northwestern Germany. It runs through the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony, and discharges into the Dollart Bay which is part of the Wadden Sea. Its total length is 362.4 kilometres (225.2 mi).[1] The state border between the Lower Saxon area of East Friesland (Germany) and the province of Groningen (Netherlands), whose exact course was the subject of a border dispute between Germany and the Netherlands (settled in 2014), runs through the Ems estuary.