Schmarbeck (river)
| Schmarbeck | ||
 Origin of the Schmarbeck (left from Faßberg, right from Breuerberg) |
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| Data | ||
| location | Lower Saxony , Germany | |
| River system | Weser | |
| Drain over | Landwehrbach → Örtze → Aller → Weser → North Sea | |
| origin | east of the town of Schmarbeck through the confluence of two streams 52 ° 53 '58 " N , 10 ° 13" 44 " E |
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| Source height | 72 m above sea level NHN | |
| confluence | with the Sothrieth south of Faßberg to Landwehrbach Coordinates: 52 ° 53 '23 " N , 10 ° 9' 49" E 52 ° 53 '23 " N , 10 ° 9' 49" E |
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| Mouth height | 60 m above sea level NHN | |
| Height difference | 12 m | |
| Bottom slope | 2.1 ‰ | |
| length | 5.7 km | |
The Schmarbeck is a 5.7 kilometer long, largely natural stream in the Südheide ( Lower Saxony ). It drains the "Große Heide" north of Unterlüß , which is partly used as a shooting range for the Rheinmetall company (restricted area).
history
In a document from the year 1004, the Heide-Bach is referred to as Marbike . The Schmarbeck was an important border point for the clarification of property rights. Schmar-Beck is therefore the word meaning for Grenz-Bach . In the 19th century the brook was also used to water meadows by damming it . This type of artificial irrigation has been discontinued for a long time, and some barrages can still be seen today.
Source and history
The Schmarbeck is formed from two smaller source brooks, which arise at the foot of the Faßberg (95 m above sea level ), from whose name the place Faßberg is derived, and the Breuerberg , a mountain 92 m above sea level . It first flows in a north-west direction through dense pine forest and then through agricultural areas to the town of Schmarbeck . Behind Schmarbeck, the stream bed runs mainly in a south-westerly direction through pine forest, but occasionally also through oak and alder forest , and joins the Sothrieth to the Landwehrbach south of Faßberg . The Landwehrbach flows into the Örtze after 2.8 km north of Müden .
Flora and fauna
Brown trout and the river lampreys, which are endangered in their population , still live in the brook . The marsh marigold (Caltha palustris), classified as an endangered species on the Red List in Lower Saxony, grows at the edge of the stream .
Water quality
The Schmarbeck has the quality class II (moderately loaded) over the entire length. Only at the confluence with the Sothrieth (here is the Faßberger sewage treatment plant) does the Sothrieth briefly have the water quality class II-III (critically polluted).
Bridge on the upper reaches of the Schmarbeck
The Schmarbeck near Faßberg
Confluence of the Schmarbeck (left) and Sothrieth
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