Geeste (river)

{{short description|River in Germany}}

{{Infobox river

| name = Geeste

| image = Geeste Mundung uf.JPG

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| image_caption = The mouth of the Geeste at Bremerhaven

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| mouth_location = Weser

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|53|32|15|N|8|34|55|E|display=it}}

| progression = {{RWeser}}

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = Germany

| subdivision_type2 = State

| subdivision_name2 = Lower Saxony

| length_km = 40.1

| length_ref = {{GeoQuelle|DE-NI|UK}}

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| basin_size_km2 = 338

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The Geeste is a river in Lower Saxony, Germany. It rises near the village of Hipstedt and falls into the Weser at Bremerhaven after a course of some {{convert|40|km|abbr=on}}. It is the Weser's lowest tributary. The lower reaches of the Geeste are navigable and form part of the Elbe–Weser waterway.{{cite web|title=Kanufahren auf der Geeste|publisher=Reiseland Niedersachsen|url=https://www.reiseland-niedersachsen.de/erleben/urlaub-am-wasser/kanutouren/kanutour-geeste|accessdate=29 January 2024|language=de}}

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.{{cite web|title=Küstenschutz Band 3|publisher=Niedersächsischer Landesbetrieb für Wasserwirtschaft, Küsten- und Naturschutz|date=2020|url=

https://www.rathaus.bremen.de/sixcms/media.php/13/20210119_Generalplan_K%C3%BCstenschutz.pdf|page=5|accessdate=29 January 2024|language=de}}

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