The Bode is a small long river in

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. The Bode is a left tributary of the Wipper. Its source is near the village of Holungen in a small upland range called the

Ohm Hills The Ohm Hills (german: Ohmgebirge) are a small range of hills up to high and about 50 km² in area. They are part of the Lower Eichsfeld region and are located in the county of Eichsfeld, North Thuringia, Germany. Geography The Ohm Hills, ...

. From there the Bode flows in a southeastern direction until it joins the Wipper at

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. The f ...

. Its drainage area is and the average discharge is around .ARGE Elbe - Fließgewässer im Elbeeinzugsgebiet (PDF-File, German)
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*''ADFC-Radtourenkarte – Harz/Leinetal''. Bielefelder Verlagsanstalt, (German map) Rivers of Thuringia Rivers of Germany {{Thuringia-river-stub

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