Lettmecke (Fretterbach)

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Lettmecke
Littmecke Siepen
Data
Water code DE : 2766528
location Finnentrop , Olpe District , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
River system Rhine
Drain over Fretterbach  → Lenne  → Ruhr  → Rhine  → North Sea
source west of Schönholthausen
51 ° 11 ′ 38 ″  N , 7 ° 59 ′ 52 ″  E
Source height 353  m above sea level NHN
muzzle north of the core town of Finnentrop in the Fretterbach Coordinates: 51 ° 11 ′ 43 "  N , 7 ° 58 ′ 26"  E 51 ° 11 ′ 43 "  N , 7 ° 58 ′ 26"  E
Mouth height 234  m above sea level NHN
Height difference 119 m
Bottom slope 55 ‰
length 2.2 km
Catchment area 3.23 km²
Communities Finnentrop

The Lettmecke ( river code number: 2766528) is a 2.2 km long orographically right tributary of the Fretterbach in the area of ​​the municipality of Finnentrop in the Olpe district in North Rhine-Westphalia . The stream Littmecke Siepen is designated in the NRW water directory .

geography

The stream has its source about 550 m west-northwest of the church of Schönholthausen at an altitude of 353  m above sea level. NHN . First flowing in west-north-westerly directions, the Litmecker Siepen flows on the right after a stretch of about 700 m . At its mouth opposite the Lettmecke, this 2 km long tributary has covered about three times the flow distance.

After a further 500 m flow, the stream turns for the next 500 m to the southwest and then to turn again to the northwest. After a stretch of 2.2 km the Lettmecke flows out at 234  m above sea level. NHN in the industrial area of Lenhausen in the Fretterbach. The difference in height between the source and the mouth is 119 m, which corresponds to a mean bed gradient of 54 ‰. The 3.23 km² catchment area is drained to the North Sea via Fretterbach, Lenne , Ruhr and Rhine .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Measurement based on the German basemap 1: 5000
  2. ↑ a b c Water directory of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection NRW 2010 (XLS; 4.67 MB) ( Notes )