Bockhorn Bach

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Bockhorner Bach
(in Lower Saxony: Dümmer Bach )
Data
Water code DE : 33462
location North Rhine-Westphalia , Lower Saxony ; Germany
River system Ems
Drain over Eltingmühlenbach  → Glane  → Ems  → North Sea
source Between Lienen and Glandorf
52 ° 7 ′ 4 ″  N , 8 ° 0 ′ 20 ″  E
Source height 75  m above sea level NN
muzzle Northeast of Ostbevern in the Aa coordinates: 52 ° 4 '14 "  N , 7 ° 52' 38"  E 52 ° 4 '14 "  N , 7 ° 52' 38"  E
Mouth height 53  m above sea level NN
Height difference 22 m
Bottom slope 1.9 ‰
length 11.7 km
Catchment area 29.818 km²

The Bockhorner Bach in the north of Ostbevern is a right tributary of the Eltingmühlenbach in North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony , Germany . In the Lower Saxony section, the river is called Dümmer Bach .

geography

The Bockhorner Bach rises about 3.3 km north of Glandorf and about 3.1 km south-southeast of Lienen at an altitude of 76  m above sea level. NN . It flows primarily to the southwest and after a short run it passes the border with Lower Saxony. After the stream has flowed past in the north of Schwege , it crosses the border again and flows a little later at 53  m above sea level. NN in the Eltingmühlenbach , which is called Aa in this section . The mouth is about 4 km northeast of Ostbevern .

On its 11.7 km long path, the stream overcomes a height difference of 23 m, which corresponds to a mean bed gradient of 2 ‰. Several short tributaries flow into the stream. A notable tributary is the 1.5 km long Imhorster Bach . The catchment area is 29.818 km².

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b German basic map 1: 5,000
  2. ↑ a b c Water directory of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection NRW 2006 ( Memento from February 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 1.03 MB)