The Lachte is a right-hand tributary of the Aller in the

Südheide Nature Park The Südheide Nature Park ("Southern Heath Nature Park", German: ''Naturpark Südheide'') is a large protected area of forest and heathland in the southern part of the Lüneburg Heath in North Germany. It has been designated as a protected natur ...

in the north

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state of

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 ...

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The Lachte river rises in the northern part of the district of Gifhorn southwest of

Sprakensehl Sprakensehl is a municipality in the district of Gifhorn, in Lower Saxony, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the ...

. It initially flows southwest, feeds at long row of fish ponds near the Auermühle Estate (''Gut Auermühle'') and is then joined from the left by the Kainbach stream and, beyond the town of Steinhorst (which has a water wheel in its coat of arms), the Jafelbach. In Steinhorst a stony ford crosses the river. Near

Beedenbostel Beedenbostel is a municipality in the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the A ...

Celle district Celle () is a districts of Germany, district (''Landkreis'') in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Uelzen (district), Uelzen, Gifhorn (district), Gifhorn, Hanover (district), Hanover and Heide ...

, the Lutter and the Aschau join the Lachte from the right. Near

Lachendorf Lachendorf (West Low German: ''Lachendörp'') is a municipality in the Celle (district), district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 10 km east of Celle. Lachendorf is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collect ...

the river swings west and discharges into the Aller near (part of Altenhagen), a village within

. In 1997 the "Upper Lachte, Kainbach, Jafelbach" Nature Reserve was opened with an area of . The Lachte and the Lutter with their tributaries, which both run through the eastern part of the

, form a river system with numerous branches that covers an area of about {{convert, 2450, ha, acre and was designated a nature reserve (''

Naturschutzgebiet A ''Naturschutzgebiet'' (abbreviated NSG) is a category of protected area (nature reserve) within Germany's Federal Nature Conservation Act (the ''Bundesnaturschutzgesetz'' or ''BNatSchG''). Although often translated as 'Nature Reserve' in Engli ...

'') in 2007.''Naturschutzgebiet Lutter''
/ref> Although only following the western section of the river, the narrow gauge line from Celle to

Wittingen Wittingen () is a town in the district of Gifhorn, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is about northeast of Gifhorn, and southeast of Uelzen. Division of the town Wittingen consists of 27 districts: History The earliest identified record of Wittin ...

was known as the

Lachte Valley Railway The Lachte is a right-hand tributary of the Aller in the Südheide Nature Park in the north German state of Lower Saxony. Course The Lachte river rises in the northern part of the district of Gifhorn southwest of Sprakensehl. It initially ...

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Rivers of Lower Saxony Rivers of Germany

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