Klosterbach (Varreler Bäke)
| Klosterbach / Varreler Bäke | ||
.JPG) The Klosterbach near Kirchseelte |
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| Data | ||
| location | District of Diepholz , City of Delmenhorst ( Lower Saxony ) and Bremen | |
| River system | Weser | |
| Drain over | Ochtum → Weser → North Sea | |
| origin | in Geestmoor at Scholen -Blockwinkel 52 ° 45 '30 " N , 8 ° 45' 3" O |
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| Source height | 50 m above sea level NN | |
| muzzle | as Varreler Bäke at Strom in the Ochtum coordinates: 53 ° 4 ′ 50 " N , 8 ° 42 ′ 23" E 53 ° 4 ′ 50 " N , 8 ° 42 ′ 23" E |
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| Mouth height | 2 m above sea level NN | |
| Height difference | 48 m | |
| Bottom slope | 1.1 ‰ | |
| length | 41.8 km | |
| Catchment area | 250 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Vorbach, Pultern | |
| Right tributaries | Nienstedter Beeke, Sührener Beeke, Moordeicher Wasserzug | |
The Klosterbach is a 41.8 km long, left-hand or southern tributary of the Ochtum in the river system of the Weser . It flows almost exclusively in the district of Diepholz ( Lower Saxony , Germany ) and has a catchment area of around 250 km².
course
The source of the Klosterbach is in the Geestmoor north of Scholen in the municipality of Schwaförden ; The Geestmoor nature reserve was expanded in 2009 to include the upper reaches of the Klosterbach to form the Geestmoor-Klosterbachtal nature reserve . In the southern part of the nature reserve, the Geestmoor, there is a watershed . While the Klosterbach flows in a northerly direction to the Ochtum, the Kleine Aue rises from the same moor and flows south to the Große Aue .
From the Geestmoor, the Klosterbach flows in a northerly direction past Neuenkirchen and passes under the B 51 shortly before Bassum , where it also flows to the west . The brook follows the so-called "Klosterbachtal" from Bassum and flows east past Kirchseelte (integrated community of Harpstedt ) and west to Stuhr -Heiligenrode and east to Stuhr-Groß Mackenstedt, where it crosses under the B 322 . Little farther he crosses under the highway A1 and from Stuhr-Varrel (Tölkenbrück) of Klosterbach is Varreler Bäke called. Shortly after the confluence with the Pultern , the Klosterbach finally leaves the district of Diepholz and for the last 4 km represents the border between Bremen (districts of Huchting and Strom ) and Lower Saxony (city of Delmenhorst ). On this section, it crosses under the four-lane B 75 and the Bremen – Oldenburg railway line until it finally flows into the Ochtum as a left tributary .
Watermills
There are still watermills in Bassum, Stuhr-Heiligenrode and Stuhr-Varrel . They are testimony to the fact that water power from streams was once used to generate energy to operate grain mills .
Trivia
In the song "Delmenhorst" by the band Element of Crime , the lines of text "Behind Huchting is a ditch that is neither wide nor deep" and "Behind Huchting is a ditch that pours into Ochtum" appear in the chorus. This means the Klosterbach or the Varreler Bäke.