Soeste

Soeste
Soeste in Barßel
Location
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	Jümme
• coordinates	53°10′54″N 7°41′13″E / 53.1816°N 7.6870°E / 53.1816; 7.6870
Basin features
Progression	Jümme→ Leda→ Ems→ North Sea

Soeste is a river in the Cloppenburg district in Lower Saxony, Germany, a tributary of the Ems.

The Soeste forms from two source brooks in Hesselnfeld and Egterholz, two small settlements in the Emstek municipality.¹ It flows northwest through Cloppenburg, where its water flow is already sufficient for water mills to be operated im former times. The Soeste flows into a dam at Thülsfelde (Thülsfelder Talsperre), which was built in the 1920s. From there it flows through the towns Friesoythe and Barßel. West of the latter town, the Soeste flows into the Jümme, which drains into the Ems.