Olpe (dogs)

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Olpe
upper course: Rahrbach
Data
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
muzzle In Kirchhundem in the Hundem coordinates: 51 ° 5 '22 "  N , 8 ° 4' 53"  E 51 ° 5 '22 "  N , 8 ° 4' 53"  E

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.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW