| Ihme | |
|---|---|
 The Ihme near the southern city boundary of Hanover | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| Location | Hanover Region |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | near Wennigsen |
| • elevation | 70 m above sea level (NN) |
| Mouth | |
• location | In Hanover into the Leine |
• coordinates | 52°22′38″N 9°42′45″E / 52.3771°N 9.71245°E |
• elevation | 50 m above sea level (NN) |
| Length | 26.2 km (16.3 mi) [1] |
| Basin size | 111 km2 (43 sq mi) [1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Leine→ Aller→ Weser→ North Sea |
| Landmarks |
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| Population | 500.000 |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Hirtenbach, Schneller Graben |
| • right | Seniebach |
| Navigable | Schneller Graben to Leine |
 The confluence of the Ihme with the Leine (Leine from the right)
 Ihme in a flood ditch in Hanover, taking floodwater to the Leine. Right: flooded cycle path | |
Ihme (in its upper course: Wennigser Mühlbach) is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Leine.
The Ihme is 26 kilometres (16 mi) long. Its source is in the village Evestorf, a district of Wennigsen. After about 6 kilometres (4 mi), the Ihme reaches the city of Hanover, where it flows into the Leine. In order to protect the city center of Hanover from flooding, much of the water of the Leine is rerouted by a ditch into the Ihme. A bridge over the Ihme is named in memory of Benno Ohnesorg.
The Ihme gives its name to the village Ihme, that forms together with Roloven the district Ihme-Roloven of Ronnenberg.
