Siekbach (Werre)

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Siekbach
The Siekbach in summer just before its mouth

The Siekbach in summer just before its mouth

Data
Water code DE : 46196
location North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
River system Weser
Drain over Werre  → Weser  → North Sea
source In Bad Salzuflen - kusen tree
52 ° 2 '41 "  N , 8 ° 40' 18"  O
Source height approx.  118  m above sea level NN
muzzle In Bad Salzuflen - Wülferheide in the Werre coordinates: 52 ° 2 '24 "  N , 8 ° 43' 57"  O 52 ° 2 '24 "  N , 8 ° 43' 57"  O
Mouth height approx.  79  m above sea level NN
Height difference approx. 39 m
Bottom slope approx. 8.5 ‰
length 4.6 km
Catchment area 3.444 km²
Medium-sized cities Bad Salzuflen
Communities Leopoldshöhe

The Siekbach , also Sieksbach , is a 4.6 km long orographic left tributary of the Werre in the Lippe district in East Westphalia-Lippe , Germany .

course

The Siekbach rises in Bad Salzuflen -Kusenbaum at an altitude of 118  m above sea level. NN near the roundabout of Kreisstraße 5 and Kreisstraße 23. The stream flows from its source towards the east and is piped for a distance of 100 m shortly after its source. In its further course the Siekbach flows through Bexterhagen and the Wülferheide, before it at an altitude of 79  m above sea level. NN south-east of Bad Salzuflen-Wülferheide opens into the Werre on the left at KM 35.5 . Almost along its entire route, the Siekbach marks the border between Leopoldshöhe and Bad Salzuflen.

The Siekbach drains a small part of the Ravensberg hill country and has no notable above-ground tributaries. It runs largely parallel to the Heipker Bach in the south and the Bexter in the north.

environment

The Siekbach is assigned to water quality class II (moderately polluted).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Topographic map 1: 25,000
  2. ↑ a b Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( Notes )
  3. ↑ Water quality map district Lippe 2008

See also