Gackau

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gackau
The course of the Lune and its tributaries

The course of the Lune and its tributaries

Data
Water code DE : 49872
location District of Cuxhaven , Lower Saxony ( Germany )
River system Weser
Drain over Lune  → Weser  → North Sea
origin at Albstedt
53 ° 19 ′ 35 ″  N , 8 ° 44 ′ 12 ″  E
Source height approx.  14.5  m
muzzle near Hetthorn in die Lune Coordinates: 53 ° 26 '59 "  N , 8 ° 38' 36"  E 53 ° 26 '59 "  N , 8 ° 38' 36"  E
Mouth height approx.  0.5  m
Height difference approx. 14 m
Bottom slope approx. 0.77 ‰
length 18.2 km
Catchment area 55.95 km²

The Gackau is an 18.2 km long, southern and left tributary of the Lune in the Lower Saxony district of Cuxhaven .

course

The origin of the Gackau lies in a meadow north of the settlement Albstedt and east of Albstedt . There an eastern and a southern source stream flow together.

The Gackau flows mainly in a north-northwest direction. In the upper and middle reaches it runs past Albstedt, Finna , Bramstedt , Gackau , Kransmoor , Heise and Wittstedt . It is in the middle course on two short sections border river of the unified communities Hagen in the Bremen in the west and Beverstedt in the east. Further downstream it flows in the lower reaches for a short distance on the border from Hagen in the Bremen region in the east to the unified community of Loxstedt in the west.

The Gackau flows north of the Loxstedt village of Hetthorn into the Lune tributary of the Lower Weser , which flows there from the east-southeast .

Protection status

The Gackau lies north of Wittstedt up to the confluence with the Lune in the FFH area "Teichfledermausgewässer im Raum Bremerhaven / Bremen", which is also designated as a nature reserve " Teichfledermausgewässer ".

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Environmental Maps Service of the Lower Saxony Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Climate Protection ( information )

Web links