page_title: Lippe (river)
hierarchical_section_title: Lippe (river)
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Karte des Ruhrgebiets, Deutschland – Die Karte zeigt das Ruhrgebiet (Regionalverband Ruhr) mit allen Städten über 50.000 Einwohnern. English: Map of the Ruhr area, Germany – The map shows the Ruhr Area (Regionalverband Ruhr) with all cities with more than 50,000 inhabitants.
context_page_description: The Lippe is a river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Rhine and 220.3 km in length with an elevation difference of 125 metres and a catchment area of 4.890 km².
  The source is located at the edge of the Teutoburg Forest in Bad Lippspringe close to the city of Paderborn. It runs westward through Paderborn, Lippstadt and then along the northern edge of the Ruhr area, parallel to the river Emscher and river Ruhr. The river finally enters the Rhine at Wesel.
context_section_description: The Lippe ([ˈlɪpə]) is a river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Rhine and 220.3 km (136.9 mi) in length with an elevation difference of 125 metres and a catchment area of 4.890 km².
  The source is located at the edge of the Teutoburg Forest in Bad Lippspringe close to the city of Paderborn. It runs westward through Paderborn, Lippstadt and then along the northern edge of the Ruhr area, parallel to the river Emscher and river Ruhr. The river finally enters the Rhine at Wesel.
caption: In the Ruhr area, the Lippe River (top) runs east to west, roughly parallel the Ruhr River to the south.
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