Seebek

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Seebek
Aue of the Seebek as a border stream between Hamburg-Barmbek-Nord and Hamburg-Bramfeld

Aue of the Seebek as a border stream between Hamburg-Barmbek-Nord and Hamburg-Bramfeld

Data
location Hamburg ( North and Wandsbek districts ), Germany
River system Elbe
Drain over Osterbek  → Alster  → Elbe  → North Sea
Source lake Old Pond
53 ° 37 ′ 15 ″  N , 10 ° 4 ′ 45 ″  E
Source height 19.9  m above sea level NHN
muzzle in the Osterbek coordinates: 53 ° 35 ′ 24 ″  N , 10 ° 3 ′ 56 ″  E 53 ° 35 ′ 24 ″  N , 10 ° 3 ′ 56 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  8  m above sea level NHN
Height difference approx. 11.9 m
Bottom slope approx. 4 ‰
length 3 km
Left tributaries Bramfelder Dorfgraben
Flowing lakes Bramfelder See , Appelhoffweiher
Navigable No

The Seebek is a small brook in Hamburg that first flows underground from the Alter See to the Bramfelder See and then continues above ground in a southerly direction to flow into the Osterbek after about 3 kilometers .

geography

The water popularly known as the “Grenzbach” (it forms the border between Bramfeld and Barmbek ) has good water quality. In the 1980s, the river bed was largely restored to a natural state after it had largely degenerated into a concrete drainage ditch. Today the brook offers many small animals an excellent habitat. The renaturation process has not yet been completed. Since March 2005, the Eisvogel project at NABU Hamburg has been working on improving the patency of the Seebek in particular. Project partners are several sponsors: Initiative “Der Hamburger Weg”, Globetrotter Equipment , Vattenfall Europe Environmental Foundation, Authority for Urban Development and Environment and the Wandsbek District Office . Under the project management of Christian Gerbich, volunteers laid ready-made plant mats, planted various shrubs, perennials and trees typical of the site and sown wildflower mixtures on fallow land.

In order to improve the flow dynamics selectively, a natural stream was modeled with rubble, gravel and stones. The basic requirement for the reintroduction of the kingfisher is an intact food chain, starting with river flea crabs and small fish such as sticklebacks and mildew to the kingfisher. The habitat of the Seebek corresponds roughly to the needs of this species as a feeding and breeding area. With the help of clay, sand and lime, several steep slopes were piled up (one of them on the island in Lake Appelhoffweiher), which create breeding grounds for the kingfisher. Secondary areas as flood zones offer other species opportunities to retreat so that they are not washed away during heavy precipitation events or floods. The area around the Seebek is a biotope for insects, amphibians and fish and a popular recreational destination.

Seebek has also been the name of an Alster steamer since 1959 .

Web links

Commons : Seebek  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Geo-Online Hamburg
  2. ^ Basic water network on Geo-Online Hamburg
  3. ↑ Sponsoring by Hamburger SV
  4. ↑ Flyer The Eisvogel Project (PDF; 1.4 MB)