Bicke

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Bicke
Biek
Data
Water code DE : 44444
location Bad Arolsen , Waldeck-Frankenberg district , Hesse , Germany
River system Weser
Drain over Aar  → Twiste  → Diemel  → Weser  → North Sea
source near Massenhausen
51 ° 23 ′ 54 ″  N , 8 ° 58 ′ 15 ″  E
Source height approx.  340  m above sea level NN
muzzle at Wetterburg in the Aar Coordinates: 51 ° 23 '2 "  N , 9 ° 3' 1"  E 51 ° 23 '2 "  N , 9 ° 3' 1"  E
Mouth height approx.  212  m above sea level NN
Height difference approx. 128 m
Bottom slope approx. 19 ‰
length 6.8 km
Catchment area 9.545 km²

The Bicke , also called Biek , is a 6.8 km long, left-hand or western tributary of the Aar in Bad Arolsen in the Waldeck-Frankenberg district , northern Hesse ( Germany ).

Course and catchment area

The Bicke rises in the Waldecker Wald around 1.5 km northeast of the Massenhausen district of Bad Arolsen . Its source lies between the Josteskopf ( 400  m above sea  level ) in the northwest and the Wengekerberg (approx. 390  m above sea level ) in the east. It is located between the state roads  3198 in the northeast and 3078 in the southwest at around 340  m above sea level. NN .

Initially, the Bicke flows southeast in Wengekergrund in the direction of Bad Arolsen, only to run eastwards after crossing under the federal highway 252 between the city center in the south and the Helsen district in the north. Here it is bridged by the Warburg – Sarnau railway line, which now follows the Bachtal.

The Bicke now runs east-south-east through a forest-lined valley, after leaving the Wetterburg district at about 212  m above sea level. NN in Twiste influx Aar to lead .

The catchment area of the Bicke covers 9.545 km².

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
  2. ↑ a b c d Water map service of the Hessian Ministry for the Environment, Climate Protection, Agriculture and Consumer Protection ( information )