Beaver (Möhne)

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The valley of the beavers in the Rüthen urban forest

The valley of the beavers in the Rüthen urban forest

Data
Water code DE : 276218
location North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
River system Rhine
Drain over Möhne  → Ruhr  → Rhine  → North Sea
source near the Kleiner Fahrenberg in the Arnsberg Forest
51 ° 26 ′ 22 ″  N , 8 ° 31 ′ 34 ″  E
Source height approx.  428  m above sea level NN
muzzle near Rüthen in the Möhne coordinates: 51 ° 29 '6 "  N , 8 ° 26' 53"  E 51 ° 29 '6 "  N , 8 ° 26' 53"  E
Mouth height approx.  292  m above sea level NN
Height difference approx. 136 m
Bottom slope approx. 17 ‰
length 8.1 km
Catchment area 10.9 km²
Left tributaries Bärensiepen, Stallsiepen, Öhningsiepen, Kruhbergssiepen
Right tributaries Flower corner

The Biber is an 8.1 km long orographic left or southern tributary of the Möhne in the Arnsberger Wald nature reserve , North Rhine-Westphalia ( Germany ).

course

The beaver rises in the eastern part of the Arnsberg Forest, about 1.4 km north of Brilon- Sharfenberg. Its source is south of the Kleiner Fahrenberg at about 428  m above sea level. NN . From here the stream flows in a north-westerly direction through the Arnsberg Forest. After its water has flowed through the small beaver pond, the beaver flows out at Rüthen at around 292  m above sea level. NN in the Ruhr tributary Möhne .

Hydrology and catchment area

The beaver overcomes a height difference of 137 m on its 8.1 km long path, which corresponds to a mean bed slope of 16.9 ‰. It drains a 10.9 km² catchment area via the Möhne, Ruhr and Rhine to the North Sea .

Individual evidence

  1. a b German basic map 1: 5,000
  2. a b Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW