Hovebach
| Hovebach | ||
 The Hovebach near the Sandweg in Brockhagen |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | DE : 31342 | |
| location | North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany | |
| River system | Ems | |
| Drain over | Abrocksbach → Ems → North Sea | |
| source | In the Patthorst in Steinhagen - Brockhagen 52 ° 1 ′ 17 ″ N , 8 ° 23 ′ 4 ″ E |
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| Source height | 105 m above sea level NN | |
| muzzle | In the Abrocksbach coordinates: 51 ° 59 ′ 10 ″ N , 8 ° 19 ′ 39 ″ E 51 ° 59 ′ 10 ″ N , 8 ° 19 ′ 39 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | 73 m above sea level NN | |
| Height difference | 32 m | |
| Bottom slope | 5 ‰ | |
| length | 6.4 km | |
| Catchment area | 11.782 km² | |
| Communities | Steinhagen - Brockhagen | |
The Hovebach is an orographically right tributary of the Abrocksbach in North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany . It has a length of about 6.4 km.
River course
The Hovebach rises at a height of around 105 meters in the Patthorst, a district of the Steinhagener district Brockhagen and flows following the flattening of the Teutoburg Forest in a south-westerly direction. On its course, the stream leads exclusively through forest areas and agricultural terrain. After the water runs for a few meters over Haller district, it flows through the nature reserve Feuchtwiesen In den Wösten north of Brockhagen .
West of Brockhagen the Hovebach flows into the Abrocksbach at its river kilometer 10.5.