| Aper Tief | |
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The Aper Tief (near Holtgast)
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  Location of mouth in Lower Saxony | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| Districts | Ammerland and Leer |
| Reference no. | DE: 3884 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Source: Confluence of the Großer Süderbäke and Großer Norderbäke |
| • coordinates | 53°13′03″N 7°47′34″E / 53.2175°N 7.79278°E / 53.2175; 7.79278 |
| • elevation | 2 m above sea level (NN) |
| Mouth | |
• location | south of Detern into the Jümme |
• coordinates | 53°12′19″N 7°40′40″E / 53.20528°N 7.67778°E / 53.20528; 7.67778 |
| Length | 31.4 km (19.5 mi) [1] |
| Basin size | 276 km2 (107 sq mi) [1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Jümme→ Leda→ Ems→ North Sea |
| Landmarks |
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| Tributaries | |
| • left | Nordenloher Canal |
| • right | Große Norderbäke, Hengstforder Hauptpumpgraben |
The Aper Tief is a stream in Lower Saxony, Germany.
It flows through the municipalities of Apen (district of Ammerland) and Detern in the collective municipality of Jümme (district of Leer). It begins west of Apen at the confluence of the Große Süderbäke and the Große Norderbäke, runs roughly east–west and empties south of the municipality of Detern into the Jümme. Including its source river Große Süderbäke, its total length is 31.4 km (19.5 mi).[1] The Aper Tief is tidal. Its tidal range is about three quarters of a metre.[2]
