Milstenau (Bigge)

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Milstenau
Data
Water code DE : 2766494
location Attendorn , Finnentrop , Olpe district , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
River system Rhine
Drain over Bigge  → Lenne  → Ruhr  → Rhine  → North Sea
source north of Holzweg (Attendorn)
51 ° 9 ′ 39 ″  N , 7 ° 53 ′ 20 ″  E
Source height approx.  419  m above sea level NHN
muzzle northeast of the core town of Attendorn in the Biggesee Coordinates: 51 ° 8 '17 "  N , 7 ° 56' 27"  E 51 ° 8 '17 "  N , 7 ° 56' 27"  E
Mouth height approx.  249  m above sea level NHN
Height difference approx. 170 m
Bottom slope approx. 33 ‰
length approx. 5.1 km
Catchment area 9.969 km²
Medium-sized cities Attendorn
Communities Finnentrop

The Milstenau is a tributary of the Bigge , mainly running from north to south, in the area of ​​the city of Attendorn in the North Rhine-Westphalian district of Olpe .

course

source

It has its source around 1.5 km north of the town center in Holzweg , a district of the city of Attendorn . Between this and another brook there is the source area, the Milstenau-Bremgebach- Wasserscheide .

River path

The Milstenau reached after 2.1 km the district Milstenaus , 70 meters east of the district bends of the river to the southeast from, since they have a trickle has fed. A river kilometer later the town center of Attendorn is reached, from which it flows almost congruently through the border to Finnentrop . The Milstenau takes on several mountain streams on its way. To the east of the core town of Attendorn, the state roads L 853 and L 539 are crossed.

muzzle

It flows north of the Hof Biggen campsite into the Ahauser reservoir , through which the Bigge flows.

Individual proof

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