Wipper | |
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![]() The Wipper at Hettstedt | |
Location | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saxony-Anhalt |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Harz |
Mouth | |
• location | Saale |
• coordinates | 51°47′14″N 11°43′6″E / 51.78722°N 11.71833°E |
Length | 85 km (53 mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Saale→ Elbe→ North Sea |
The Wipper is a river in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. A left tributary of the Saale, the Wipper is 85 kilometres (53 mi) long. Its name comes from the old German word Uipparaha, which means "singing, bouncing river".