Sagter Ems

{{short description|River in Germany}}

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| image_caption = The Sagter Ems in 1931

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| subdivision_name2 = Lower Saxony

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Sagter Ems is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is formed at the confluence of the rivers Ohe and Marka west of Friesoythe. It is 28 km long.{{cite web |title=Gewässer Nr. 5 {{!}} Gewässerbeschreibung |url=https://www.fischereiverein-stickhausen.de/Gewaesser/Sagter-Ems/ |publisher=Fischereiverein-Stickhausen e.V. |access-date=9 August 2024}} At its confluence with the Dreyschloot (a branch of the Soeste), the river Leda is formed. The Sagter Ems is known as the Leda in East Frisia.

The Sagter Ems is affected by the tide along the portion of its course up to Strücklingen.{{cite web |title=Törn: East Frisia inland - Frisian freedom: East Frisia by boat |url=https://www.boote-magazin.de/en/travel-and-charter/territories/toern-east-frisia-inland-frisian-freedom-east-frisia-by-boat/ |website=BOOTE Das Motorboote Magazin |access-date=9 August 2024 |language=en}}