Olpe (dogs)
Olpe upper course: Rahrbach |
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Water code | DE : 276628 | |
location | Kirchhundem , Olpe District , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany | |
River system | Rhine | |
Drain over | Hundem → Lenne → Ruhr → Rhine → North Sea | |
source | At the southern foot of the Steinbrink , Südsauerländer Rothaarvorhöhen , Südsauerländer Bergland 51 ° 2 ′ 58 ″ N , 7 ° 56 ′ 58 ″ E |
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muzzle | In Kirchhundem in the Hundem coordinates: 51 ° 5 '22 " N , 8 ° 4' 53" E 51 ° 5 '22 " N , 8 ° 4' 53" E
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length | 15.4 km | |
Catchment area | 47.159 km² | |
Right tributaries | Silberbach |
The Olpe , called Rahrbach in the upper reaches , is the left tributary of the Hundem with the most water , a left tributary of the Lenne . The Olpe is 15.4 km long and runs entirely in the municipality of Kirchhundem in the Olpe district , North Rhine-Westphalia , on the northwestern edge of the Rothaar Mountains .
course
After a very short source towards the south, the Olpe follows the B 517 towards the northeast via Kruberg , Rahrbach , Welschen Ennest , Benolpe and Hofolpe , and finally flows into the Hundem from the left in the northwest of the core town of Kirchhundem.
Natural spatial importance
From the place Welschen-Ennest, the Olpe represents a natural north-west boundary of the Rothaargebirge , into which various right tributaries flow. Among them, the Silberbach (9.8 km; 18.094 km²) flowing between Benolpe and Hofolpe is by far the longest and richest in water.
Tributaries
The Olpe flow to:
- Seltermecke, on the left, 1.11 km in length
- Im Hölzchen, on the right, 1.186 km in length
- Elzmicke, on the left, 2.143 km in length
- Rahrbrucher Siepen, on the left 2.367 km in length
- NN, on the left, 1.601 km in length
- NN, on the left, 1.377 km in length
- Quermke, on the left, 2.975 km in length
- NN, on the right, 1.412 km in length
- Chamber, on the left, 1.918 km in length
- Mirmkesiepen, on the right, 1.032 km in length
- Silberbach, on the right, 9.801 km in length
- Elbersiepen, on the right, 1.885 km in length
- Brucherbach, on the right, 1.193 km long
- Schladesiepen, on the left, 1.891 km in length
- Heimkehrsiepen, on the left, 1.597 km in length
- Arenssiepen, on the left, 1.317 km in length
- NN, on the right, 1.259 km in length
- NN, on the left, 1.541 km in length
Traffic importance
Between the Welschen Ennest and the estuary, the federal road and railway line are bundled in the Olpe valley.