Waldsiepen
| Waldsiepen | ||
 The Waldsiepen near Vorwald in winter 2014 |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | DE : 2766132 | |
| location | North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany | |
| River system | Rhine | |
| Drain over | Lenne → Ruhr → Rhine → North Sea | |
| Source height | 735 m above sea level NHN | |
| muzzle | In Oberkirchen in the Lenne coordinates: 51 ° 9 ′ 32 ″ N , 8 ° 22 ′ 29 ″ E 51 ° 9 ′ 32 ″ N , 8 ° 22 ′ 29 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | 432 m above sea level NHN | |
| Height difference | 303 m | |
| Bottom slope | 63 ‰ | |
| length | 4.8 km | |
| Catchment area | 6.508 km² | |
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The Waldsiepen is a 4.81 km long orographic left tributary of the Lenne in the North Rhine-Westphalian Hochsauerlandkreis , Germany .
geography
The stream rises on the northern flank of the Albrechtsberg (770.8 m), which belongs to the main ridge of the Rothaar Mountains, at an altitude of 735 m above sea level. NHN . It flows primarily in north-westerly directions and takes on numerous short tributaries. As the longest tributary, the Great Bellmecke with a length of 1.64 km flows into Vorwald . In Oberkirchen the Waldsiepen flows at 432 m above sea level. NHN on the left into the Lenne.
On its 4.81 km long path, the stream overcomes a height difference of 303 m, which corresponds to a mean bed gradient of 63.0 ‰. it drains a 6.508 km² catchment area via the Lenne, Ruhr and Rhine to the North Sea .