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 Mouth at which the Bekau drains into the Stör via the main Bekmünde pumping station |
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| Water code | DE : 597689 | |
| location | Schleswig-Holstein , Germany | |
| River system | Elbe | |
| Drain over | Stör → Elbe → North Sea | |
| source | Near Christinenthal 54 ° 2 ′ 56 ″ N , 9 ° 32 ′ 4 ″ E |
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| muzzle | At Bekmünde in the Stör coordinates: 53 ° 55 '18 " N , 9 ° 26' 51" E 53 ° 55 '18 " N , 9 ° 26' 51" E
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| length | 26 km | |
| Catchment area | 147.41 km² | |
The Bekau is a northern (right) tributary of the Stör in the Schleswig-Holstein district of Steinburg in Germany .
With a length of around 26 kilometers, it is the longest tributary of the Stör, unless the lengths of Bramau and Osterau are added together.
course
The Bekau rises near Christinenthal . From there it flows south to Looft , makes an arc to the west and then flows south between Dragerborn and Drage , in a south-westerly direction past the former Kaaksburg and under the federal highway 23 . In a south-westerly direction it flows past Eversdorf to Krummendiek , from where it flows in a south-easterly direction through Bekdorf and finally flows into the Stör at Bekmünde and river kilometer 60. The course below Bekmünde has been straightened; originally the Bekau meandered in the south around Bekmünde and flowed into the Stör half a kilometer further east.
The Bekau used to be navigable at least as far as the Kaaksburg - also called Kaakser Au here - and was influenced by the tides up to its dike . Today it is regulated in particular by the main Bekmünde pumping station. The water level was previously regulated by two locks; the coat of arms of Bekmünde still indicates this today.
The Bekau is a gravelly lowland river . Important tributaries are the Mühlenau and the Ottenbütteler Mühlenbach . Its catchment area covers around 14,741 hectares .
literature
- Klaus Bielenberg: The drainage system. The sturgeon. A. The Bekau. In: Heimatbuch -ommission (Hrsg.): Heimatbuch des Kreis Steinburg. Vol. 2, Augustin, Glückstadt 1925, pp. 304-305.
- Erwin Papke: Three old bridges over the Bekau: The Lux Bridge, the Eversdorf Bridge and the Bridge at Kaaksburg . In: Heimatverband Kreis Steinburg (ed.): Steinburger Jahrbuch 2001 , Itzehoe 2000, pp. 166–174.
photos
The Bekau in Bekdorf
The fish belly bridge in Eversdorf
Canoe dock in Eversdorf, part of the Holsteiner Auenland
Bekau in Drage , at the top right the Rolloher Bek tributary
Web links
- Buy from OpenStreetMap (only the upper course is missing)
- Description of the bucket for canoeists
- Waters of Itzehoe and its surroundings, Section 3.7
- Map with the upper reaches of the Bekau ( PNG , 1.37 MB)
