Noose (river)

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Loop
Boven Slinge, Bielheimerbeek
Upper course of the loop between Gescher and Südlohn

Upper course of the loop between Gescher and Südlohn

Data
Water code DE : 92832
location District of Borken , Achterhoek ( NL )
River system Rhine
Drain over Issel  → IJssel  → IJsselmeer
River basin district IJssel
source between Gescher and Stadtlohn
51 ° 58 ′ 10 ″  N , 6 ° 56 ′ 32 ″  E
Source height 53.4  m
muzzle In the Issel coordinates: 51 ° 56 ′ 6 ″  N , 6 ° 19 ′ 11 ″  E 51 ° 56 ′ 6 ″  N , 6 ° 19 ′ 11 ″  E
Mouth height 39.1  m NAP
Height difference 14.27 m
Bottom slope 0.26 ‰
length 55.4 km
Catchment area 196.512 km²
Small towns Gescher , Bredevoort
Communities Südlohn , Oeding , Winterswijk , Aalten , Varsseveld

The loop is a 55.4 km long tributary of the Issel , which flows from the Borken district into the Dutch Achterhoek . Due to its low gradient, the river forms many twists and turns that give the loop its name.

geography

On the German side, the loop rises at a height of 53.4 m near Gescher . From there it flows through the villages of Südlohn and Oeding , where it is also called Möllenbääke (»Mühlenbach«) in the Low German dialect . After 13.9 km the loop reaches the national territory of the Netherlands. Here it is initially referred to as the Boven-Slinge ("upper loop") and flows past Winterswijk , Bredevoort , Aalten and Varsseveld . Northeast of Aalten splits with the Keizersbeek a stream from which the Boven-Slinge with in the Netherlands continuously Aa- called river Aa connects. At Westendorp the loop changes its name again to continue its route as Bielheimerbeek to the confluence between Gaanderen and Doetinchem in Issel, known in Dutch as Oude IJssel .

Of its almost 197 km² catchment area, 57.57 km² are in the area of North Rhine-Westphalia .

history

In the course of its history, the course of the noose has been changed several times. Originally it was a tributary of the Berkel and flowed from Winterswijk via Groenlo to its mouth near Borculo . In the Middle Ages, however, the upper reaches of today was Groenlose Slinge for reasons of flood protection and drainage surrounding the marshes advance in the Boven-Slinge, the then Aaltense Slinge was diverted. From Varsseveld it flowed as the Beneden Slinge ("Niedere Schlinge") to Doetinchem, where it flowed into the Oude IJssel. Later monks diverted the river to Gaanderen to drive a water mill .

Bike path

A cycle path known as the slinge route leads near the river from Gescher via Südlohn, Oeding, Winterswijk, Aalten to Gaanderen. The slinge route is part of a cross-border cycle route network , which also includes the aa , berkel and ijssel routes . The cycle paths offer six round trips and can be combined with each other.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Display board on the upper course
  2. ↑ a b 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. ↑ See Achterhoek and Westmünsterland rivers .
  4. ↑ river landscape rivierenlandschap achterhoek · westmünsterland. (PDF; 5.3 MB) Four beautiful bike tours. Retrieved October 2, 2011 .

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