Ems (river)
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| Ems | |
| Eems (Dutch, Law German), Iems (Westfalian), Oamse (Saterland Frisian), Amisia (Laitin) | |
| River | |
 The Ems near Lingen
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| Name oreegin: tamesis, indo-european for dark, as in dark river | |
| Kintras | Germany, Netherlands (pairt o wattershed) |
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| Bundesland | Lawer Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalie |
| Region | Emsland |
| Tributaries | |
| - right | Leda, Hase |
| Ceeties | Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Gütersloh, Warendorf, Rheine, Lingen, Meppen, Papenburg, Leer, Emden |
| Soorce | |
| - location | Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock |
| - elevation | 134 m (440 ft) |
| - coordinates | 51°51′21″N 8°41′55″E / 51.85583°N 8.69861°E |
| Mooth | Dollart Bay/North Sea |
| - location | Emden |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| - coordinates | 53°19′32″N 7°14′41″E / 53.32556°N 7.24472°ECoordinates: 53°19′32″N 7°14′41″E / 53.32556°N 7.24472°E |
| Lenth | 371 km (231 mi) |
| Basin | 17,934 km2 (6,924 sq mi) |
| Discharge | for Emden |
| - average | 80 m3/s (2,825 cu ft/s) |
 Coorse o the Ems throu Emsland
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The Ems (German: Ems; Dutch: Eems) is a river in northwastren Germany. It runs throu the states o North Rhine-Westphalie an Lawer Saxony, an discharges intae the Dollart Bay which is pairt o the Wadden Sea. Its tot lenth is 371 kilometre (231 mi).