Olpe (Bigge)

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Olpe
in the upper reaches: Altenkleusheimer Bach
Data
Water code DE : 276642
location Sauerland , North Rhine-Westphalia ( Germany )
River system Rhine
Drain over Bigge  → Lenne  → Ruhr  → Rhine  → North Sea
source At Olpe - Altenkleusheim
51 ° 0 ′ 47 ″  N , 7 ° 56 ′ 26 ″  E
Source height 451  m above sea level NHN
muzzle In Olpe in the Bigge coordinates: 51 ° 1 ′ 40 ″  N , 7 ° 50 ′ 33 ″  E 51 ° 1 ′ 40 ″  N , 7 ° 50 ′ 33 ″  E
Mouth height 309  m above sea level NHN
Height difference 142 m
Bottom slope 14 ‰
length 10.3 km
Catchment area 35.93 km²
Discharge at the Olpe
A Eo gauge : 34.6 km²
Location: 700 m above the mouth
NNQ (25.09.1976)
MNQ 1967/2010
MQ 1967/2010
Mq 1967/2010
MHQ 1967/2010
HHQ (28.10.1998)
10 l / s
48 l / s
755 l / s
21.8 l / (s km²)
13.5 m³ / s
34.7 m³ / s
Left tributaries Günse
Right tributaries Neuenkleusheimer Bach , Ahe
Medium-sized cities Olpe

The Olpe (also called Altenkleusheimer Bach in the upper reaches ) is an approximately 10.3 km long orographically right or eastern tributary of the Bigge in the Olpe district , North Rhine-Westphalia ( Germany ).

geography

course

source

The Olpe rises in the southern part of the Sauerland-Rothaargebirge nature reserve as Altenkleusheimer Bach . Its source is around 1.4 km northeast of the village of Altenkleusheim , an eastern part of the district town of Olpe . It lies at 451  m above sea level. NHN directly at a curve of the federal highway 54 .

Upper course

About 100 m east of the source runs a section of the "Alten Landwehr " (cultural monument), about 200 m below is the Altenkleusheim substation , where the Olpe, also known as the "Altenkleusheimer Bach" below its source, flows directly past.

Middle and lower reaches

After flowing through Altenkleusheim, the Olpe runs in a north-westerly direction and, after confluence with the Neuenkleusheimer Bach, which flows in from the east or Neuenkleusheim , reaches the village of Stachelau , an eastern district of Olpe. There the Ahe (also called "Rehringhausener Bach") joins from the east or Rehringhausen . In the village, the Olpe bends towards the west and then flows through Lütringhausen , another district of Olpe.

Directly below Lütringhausen, the Olpe flows through the Olpe core town, where the Günse flows on the left , this is one of the last largest tributaries of the Olpe.

muzzle

The Olpe flows into the Lenne tributary, Bigge , flowing from the south at 309  m ; the mouth is located underground under the southern part of the parking lot in front of the central bus station - ZOB - Olpe.

Tributaries

The most important tributaries of the Olpe are the 5.7 km long Neuenkleusheimer Bach and the Ahe with a catchment area of ​​7.302 km². In the following, the tributaries of the Olpe are named, as they are named in the NRW water directory. The mouth heights were derived from the contour lines of the German basic map 1: 5000.

The catchment area of the Olpe is 35.93 km². Looking downstream, their tributaries include:

Surname page Length

( km )
Mouth
height
( m above sea  level )
Stat.

( km )
EZG

( km² )
GKZ
Brumicke Left 1.6 407 8,768 276642-12
NN right 1.0 395 7,923 276642-14
NN Left 1.5 378 6.748 276642-16
Neuenkleusheimer Bach right 5.7 350 4,415 6.608 276642-2
Ahe / Rehringhauser Bach right 3.9 343 3,771 7.302 276642-4
Günse Left 5.0 317 0.779 7.146 276642-6

References and comments

  1. a b c German basic map (DGK 5) in Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( information )
  2. a b c Water directory of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection NRW 2006 ( Memento from February 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 1.03 MB)
  3. German Hydrological Yearbook Ruhr / Olpe 2010 (PDF, 14.5 kB)
  4. a b Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( Notes )
  5. Stat. = Water stationing
  6. orifice layer (at / near) the tributaries according to the flowing water kilometrage of Olpe
  7. Water directory of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection NRW 2010 (XLS; 4.67 MB) ( Notes )
  8. For a better overview and sorting downstream pro is running waters in the waters ratio (TVC) to the number "276642", which for the Olpe is, each inserted a hyphen.