The Fuhne has no source, but a crest fed by surface and seepage water from a wetland. The current riverbed therefore has a branching called a bifurcation. East of Zehbitz, its western part flows into the Saale, which it reaches in the Dröbel district of the town of Bernburg (Saale). The eastern part flows into the Spittelwasser, a tributary of the Mulde, in Jeßnitz. The part that drains into the Mulde did not arise naturally, but dates back to drainage measures in the swampy lowlands towards the end of the 16th century, when newly created ditches such as the Landgraben were connected to the water in such a way that the central section of the new ditch had a gradient in both directions.[3] The swampy lowland between the Mulde and Saale, where the Fuhne lies, is part of a glacial channel that used to drain exclusively to the west and carried water from the Mulde area towards the Elbe.[4] This lowland was reactivated by the drainage.

The Mulde and Saale are direct tributaries of the Elbe. Until the 1990s, the eastern part of the Fuhne was considered polluted due to discharges of industrial wastewater.

The Fuhne is 55 km long, of which the western part is about 42.9 km and the eastern part 12.15 km. With a few exceptions, the course of the river in the southernmost part includes the border between the then Duchy of Anhalt and the former Prussian province of Saxony. The river also demarcates the dialect area of the Anhalt dialect from the surrounding areas, sometimes sharply and clearly.
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Western Fuhne

The western course of the Fuhne flows mainly through rural areas and describes almost a semicircle, first to the southwest to the north of Zörbig, then a long stretch to the west to near Löbejün, then to the northwest to near Könnern, and finally to the north to the mouth near Bernburg.

Lateral tributaries contribute significantly to its water flow.

Just 2 km after the crest, a 3 km long, nameless stream flows into Löberitz (a district of the town of Zörbig), which is often thought to be the upper course of the Fuhne.

Also from the left, 6.7 km after the crest, the 34.3 km long Strengbach flows into it. It now rises near Glesien on the edge of Leipzig/Halle Airport and, together with the subsequent Fuhne, forms the longest flow path in the system, 72.5 km.
The next notable tributary is the almost 7 km long Nesselbach from Prosigk from the north, which flows into Cösitz.
The 23 km long Riede rises in the south near Oppin near Halle (Saale) and flows into Glauzig.
The Ziethe flows into the north-facing lower reaches near Plömnitz. It is formed from branches from the Libbesdorfer Landgraben and is itself 25.5 km long, and 28.4 km long from its sources in Quellendorf.
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Eastern FuhneThe eastern Fuhne has an S-shaped course and passes the industrial area near Bitterfeld: northeast to Salzfurtkapelle, east-southeast to the Dessau-Leipzig railway line and then a short stretch northeast to its mouth in the Spittelwasser. It has no major tributaries. Shortly before this mouth it is crossed by the Schachtgraben.
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