The Geeste is a river in

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony is a States of Germany, German state (') in Northern Germany, northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ' of the Germany, Federal Re ...

, Germany. It rises near the village of Hipstedt and falls into the

Weser The Weser () is a river of Lower Saxony in north-west Germany. It begins at Hannoversch Münden through the confluence of the Werra and Fulda. It passes through the Hanseatic city of Bremen. Its mouth is further north against the ports o ...

Bremerhaven Bremerhaven (; ) is a city on the east bank of the Weser estuary in northern Germany. It forms an exclave of the Bremen (state), city-state of Bremen. The Geeste (river), River Geeste flows through the city before emptying into the Weser. Brem ...

after a course of some . It is the Weser's lowest tributary. The lower reaches of the Geeste are navigable and form part of the Elbe–Weser waterway. A barrier system at Bremerhaven prevents storm surges from moving up the Geeste and flooding the surrounding districts. This was completed in 1961, just in time for the

North Sea flood of 1962 The North Sea flood of 1962 was a natural disaster affecting mainly the coastal regions of West Germany and in particular the city of Hamburg in the night from 16 February to 17 February 1962. In total, the homes of about 60,000 people were ...

. File:Geeste Heinschenwalde.jpg, The Geeste near its source File:Estuary of Bederkesa-Geeste channel into river Geeste.jpg, The river's junction with the Elbe canal File:Geeste Schiffdorfer Schleuse.jpg, A vessel motoring along the Geeste Geeste-Schleuse-Bremerhaven-2012-05-28-DSCF9376.jpg, Sluice at Bremerhaven 2012-05-28 Fotoflug Cuxhaven Wilhelmshaven DSCF9380.jpg, Meander at Bremerhaven

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{{Authority control Rivers of Lower Saxony Rivers of Bremen (state) Rivers of Germany

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