Repe (river)

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Repe
The Repe in the Repe district of Attendorn

The Repe in the Repe district of Attendorn
Data
Water code DE : 276638
location District of Olpe , North Rhine-Westphalia ( Germany )
River system Rhine
Drain over Lenne  → Ruhr  → Rhine  → North Sea
source At Rieflinghausen
51 ° 5 ′ 17 ″  N , 7 ° 55 ′ 25 ″  E
Source height approx.  495  m above sea level NHN
muzzle At Borghausen coordinates: 51 ° 8 '57 "  N , 7 ° 59' 52"  E 51 ° 8 '57 "  N , 7 ° 59' 52"  E
Mouth height approx.  241  m above sea level NHN
Height difference approx. 254 m
Bottom slope approx. 22 ‰
length 11.4 km
Catchment area 26.367 km²

The Repe is an 11.4 km long orographically left tributary of the Lenne in the North Rhine-Westphalian district of Olpe ( Germany ).

geography

The Repe rises from the Teckelberg above the village of Rieflinghausen at an altitude of 495  m above sea level. NHN . From here it flows primarily in a northeasterly direction. It flows through the villages of Rieflinghausen, Repe , Helden , Niederhelden and Röllecken , which belong to Attendorn , to flow into the Lenne at Borghausen at 241  m .

On its 11.4 km long path, the Repe overcomes a difference in altitude of 266 m, which corresponds to a mean bed gradient of 23.3 ‰. Its catchment area has a size of 26.367 km². The widest part of the creek bed is about 5.5 m in the area just before the Lenne estuary.

use

The water of the Repe was already a cheap source of energy in earlier times, from which some work in the Repetal could benefit. The former Rölleck mill, because it is located directly on the bed of the stream, was able to drive its millstones through the water flow. A mill pond with a sluice ensured that flour could be ground even in dry times. The marble grinding shops in the lower Repetal, which worked the nationally known red "marble" (a red limestone ), were also operated by discharging the Repewater. In the past, bleaching sites were set up in the towns on the Repe in order to use the cleaning power of the Repewater.

Catchment area and tributaries

The catchment area of the Repe is 26.367 km². Their tributaries include - with orographic allocation (l = left-hand side, r = right-hand side) , length of water and mouth height in meters (m) above mean sea ​​level (viewed downstream) :

  • Ostermicke (r; 0.9 km, 374 m)
  • Heimke (l; 1.4 km, 349 m)
  • Soaps for drinking (l; 1.6 km, 306 m)
  • Bremke (r; 2.6 km; 291 m)
  • Helle (r; 1.4 km; 287 m)
  • Buschet (r; 1.2 km, 300 m)
  • Menzelbach (r; 0.9 km, 278 m)
  • Jübecke (l; 1.7 km 276 m)
  • Fölmersbieke (l; 1.2 km; 267 m)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Topographic map 1: 25,000
  2. ↑ a b c d Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( information )