Old Hessel
| Old Hessel | ||
 Inflow of the Neue Hessel to the Alten Hessel near the nature reserve Versmolder Bruch |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | DE : 31632 | |
| location | North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany | |
| River system | Ems | |
| Drain over | Hessel → Ems → North Sea | |
| origin | West of Hörste in Borgholzhausener district casum 52 ° 2 '52 " N , 8 ° 15' 42" O |
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| Source height | approx. 79 m above sea level NN | |
| muzzle | south of Versmold Coordinates: 51 ° 58 ′ 26 " N , 7 ° 54 ′ 59" E 51 ° 58 ′ 26 " N , 7 ° 54 ′ 59" E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 62.5 m above sea level NN | |
| Height difference | approx. 16.5 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 1.7 ‰ | |
| length | 9.5 km | |
| Catchment area | 15.3 km² | |
The Alte Hessel is an approximately 9.5 km long left tributary of the Hessel in the area of the North Rhine-Westphalian district of Gütersloh .
It arises as a left branch of the Hessel in the area of the town of Borgholzhausen , then forms the border for a few hundred meters between Borgholzhausen and Versmold , then between Halle (Westphalia) and Versmold.
In the nature reserve Versmolder Bruch southwest of Versmold it flows back to the Hessel.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Topographic map 1: 25,000
- ↑ a b Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW