Dörspe

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Dörspe
Data
Water code DE : 272818
location Oberbergischer Kreis , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
River system Rhine
Drain over Agger  → Sieg  → Rhine  → North Sea
source Southwest foothills of the Dümpel
51 ° 2 ′ 50 "  N , 7 ° 44 ′ 6"  E
Source height 385  m above sea level NN
muzzle For deregulation in the Agger coordinates: 51 ° 0 '26 "  N , 7 ° 37' 31"  E 51 ° 0 '26 "  N , 7 ° 37' 31"  E
Mouth height 210  m above sea level NN
Height difference 175 m
Bottom slope 15 ‰
length 11.5 km
Catchment area 27.633 km²
Medium-sized cities Bergneustadt

The Dörspe is a 10.4 km long orographic left tributary of the Agger in North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany .

geography

The source of the Dörspe lies on the southern flank of the Dümpel at 385  m above sea level. NN . From here it flows primarily in a south-westerly direction, passes the villages of Pernze , Wiedenest and Bergneustadt and flows out at Derschlag at 210  m above sea level. NN in the Agger. On its 10.4 km long way from the source to the mouth, the Dörspe overcomes a height difference of 175 m, which corresponds to an average bed gradient of 15.2 ‰. It is interesting in this context that on its first 600 m run it already overcomes 95 meters of altitude, which corresponds to a gradient of 158 ‰.

Tributaries

In the following the tributaries of the Dörspe are named. The orographic position, the location of the mouth and the mouth height are given.

  • Sülemicker Bach (left) near Wiedenest at 250  m above sea level. NN
  • Othe (left) near Bergneustadt at 216  m above sea level. NN

Others

The Dörspe was previously called "Dörss" or "Dörssbeck".

In the Dörspetal , the federal road 55 runs through the villages (including) Bergneustadt and Wiedenest .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b German basic map 1: 5000
  2. ↑ a b Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW