Marpe (Salwey)

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Marpe
Data
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
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
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.

Surname

location Length
in km 		Mouth height
in m above sea level NHN 		GKZ
NN Left 1.3 397 27616822
Dormecke Left 4.2 360 27616824
Ramscheid Left 2.3 347 27616826

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d German basic map 1: 5000
  2. ↑ a b c d Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( information )