Horne (river)

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Horne
Hornebach
The Horne in Werne on Münsterstrasse

The Horne in Werne on Münsterstrasse

Data
Water code DE : 27874
location North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
River system Rhine
Drain over Lippe  → Rhine  → North Sea
source South of Herbern
51 ° 43 ′ 53 ″  N , 7 ° 40 ′ 37 ″  E
Source height approx.  103  m above sea level NN
muzzle At Werne in the Lippe coordinates: 51 ° 38 ′ 54 ″  N , 7 ° 38 ′ 29 ″  E 51 ° 38 ′ 54 ″  N , 7 ° 38 ′ 29 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  51  m above sea level NN
Height difference approx. 52 m
Bottom slope approx. 4.1 ‰
length 12.6 km
Catchment area 42.432 km²

The Horne (also Hornebach ) is a 12.6 km long, orographically right tributary of the Lippe .

geography

The Horne rises about 600 m southeast of the municipality of Herbern on the 111.1  m high Mayknapp at an altitude of 103  m above sea level. NN . From its source it initially flows in a westerly direction. To the southwest of Herbern, the Horn turns its course to the south. After it has flowed through Werne , the Horne empties at an altitude of 51  m above sea level. NN in the lip. On its 12.6 km long path, the Horne overcomes a height difference of 52 m, which corresponds to a mean bed gradient of 4.1 ‰. The catchment area has a size of 42.432 km².

Tributaries

The tributaries of the Horns are named below. The order corresponds to the direction of flow. Additional information is the length, the topographical position and the altitude of the mouth. As far as known, the size of the catchment area is also mentioned.

  • Wöstbecke - 1.9 km long, right tributary at 73  m above sea level. NN
  • NN - 1.8 km long, right tributary at 72  m above sea level. NN
  • Southern Hagenbusk Gully - 1.2 km long, right tributary at 66  m above sea level. NN
  • Nordbach - 3.3 km long, left tributary at 61  m above sea level. NN (catchment area: 16.309 km²)
  • Holthauser Dillbecke - 2.4 km long, right tributary at 60  m above sea level. NN
  • Hustebecke - 2.5 km long, left tributary at 58  m above sea level. NN
  • Piepenbach - 2.7 km long, right tributary at 57  m above sea level. NN

environment

In their headwaters, agricultural use of the water predominates; In the settlement area of ​​the city of Werne , the Horne also takes on other tasks, such as city drainage. Furthermore, after extensive renaturation and renovation work, the Horne now feeds the city's lake. From this, formerly created by damming the horns, the horns have now been separated with a dyke system.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Topographic map 1: 25,000
  2. ↑ a b c d Landesvermessungsamt NRW