Marpe (Salwey)
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Water code | DE : 2761682 | |
location | Hochsauerlandkreis , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany | |
River system | Rhine | |
Drain over | Salwey → Wenne → Ruhr → Rhine → North Sea | |
source | Southwest of Obermarpe 51 ° 11 ′ 45 ″ N , 8 ° 7 ′ 32 ″ E |
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Source height | 497 m above sea level NHN | |
muzzle | At Sieperting in the Salwey coordinates: 51 ° 15 '30 " N , 8 ° 8' 56" E 51 ° 15 '30 " N , 8 ° 8' 56" E |
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Mouth height | 317 m above sea level NHN | |
Height difference | 180 m | |
Bottom slope | 20 ‰ | |
length | 9.1 km | |
Catchment area | 15.72 km² |
The Marpe is a 9.1 km long right tributary of the Salwey in the North Rhine-Westphalian Hochsauerlandkreis , Germany .
geography
The Marpe rises southwest of Obermarpe at an altitude of 497 m above sea level. NHN . From here it flows mainly in northeastern directions. It flows through the villages of Obermarpe, Niedermarpe and Kückelheim around Sieperting at 317 m above sea level. NHN flows into the Salwey on the right. The stream flows entirely in the area of the community Eslohe (Sauerland) .
On its 9.1 km long path, it overcomes a height difference of 180 m, which corresponds to a mean bed gradient of 19.8 ‰. The Marpe drains 15.720 km² via Salwey, Wenne , Ruhr and Rhine to the North Sea .
Part of the stream is located in the Marpebach nature reserve between Sieperting and Kückelheim .
Tributaries
Some, sometimes very short tributaries flow to the Marpe from the slopes of the surrounding heights. The 4.2 km long Dormecke is the most important tributary. In the following, the tributaries are named in the order from the source to the mouth, which are led by the district government of Cologne. In each case, the orographic position of the mouth, the length, the altitude of the mouth and the river code are given.
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location | Length in km |
Mouth height in m above sea level NHN |
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NN | Left | 1.3 | 397 | 27616822 |
Dormecke | Left | 4.2 | 360 | 27616824 |
Ramscheid | Left | 2.3 | 347 | 27616826 |