Wenne
| Wenne | ||
 Wennequelle near Schmallenberg |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | DE : 27616 | |
| location | Schmallenberg , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany | |
| River system | Rhine | |
| Drain over | Ruhr → Rhine → North Sea | |
| source | At Schmallenberg 51 ° 10 ′ 17 ″ N , 8 ° 17 ′ 59 ″ E |
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| Source height | 487 m above sea level NN | |
| muzzle | At Wennemen in the Ruhr coordinates: 51 ° 21 '14 " N , 8 ° 10' 43" E 51 ° 21 '14 " N , 8 ° 10' 43" E |
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| Mouth height | 234 m above sea level NN | |
| Height difference | 253 m | |
| Bottom slope | 8.1 ‰ | |
| length | 31.1 km | |
| Catchment area | 218.607 km² | |
| Discharge at the Wenholthausen A Eo gauge : 184 km² Location: 8.51 km above the mouth |
MNQ 1984/2005 MQ 1984/2005 Mq 1984/2005 MHQ 1984/2005 |
495 l / s 3.89 m³ / s 21.1 l / (s km²) 48.1 m³ / s |
_in_Meschede-Berge.jpg) Wenne in Meschede mountains |
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The Wenne is a 31.1 km long orographic left and southern tributary of the Ruhr in the North Rhine-Westphalian Hochsauerlandkreis , Germany .
geography
The Wenne rises on the western flank of the 528.1 m high Robecker Berg , about 1.6 km northwest of Schmallenberg at an altitude of 487 m above sea level. NN . From here it first flows to the southwest, but soon turns its course in a wide arc to the north. It flows through the villages of Niederberndorf , Menkhausen , Grimminghausen , Lochtrop , Frielinghausen , Bremke , Wenholthausen and Berge before reaching Wennemen at 234 m above sea level. NN flows into the Ruhr on the left .
On its 31.1 km long stretch of river, the Wenne overcomes a height difference of 253 m, which corresponds to a mean bed gradient of 8.0 ‰. It drains a 218.607 km² catchment area via the Ruhr and Rhine to the North Sea .
Tributaries
The most important tributary of the Wenne is the 14.8 km long Salwey near Eslohe , which with its 67.939 km² catchment area makes up 31% of the Wenne. The Leiße which flows out at Frielinghausen has a length of 13.9 km. All other tributaries are shorter than 10 km.
In the following, the tributaries are named in the order from the source to the mouth, which are managed by the Cologne District Government (former Land Survey Office). In each case, the orographic position of the mouth, the length, the size of the catchment area, the altitude of the mouth and the river code are given.
| Surname |
location |
Length [km] |
Catchment area [km²] |
Mouth height [m. ü. NN] |
DGKZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NN | right | 0.9 | 400 | 27616112 | |
| Knew | Left | 2.6 | 3.039 | 354 | 2761612 |
| Wehrsiepen / Become | Left | 6.2 | 9,821 | 348 | 2761614 |
| Arpe | Left | 7.3 | 17,447 | 339 | 276162 |
| Leiße | right | 13.9 | 23.393 | 307 | 276164 |
| Ilpe | right | 8.3 | 12,571 | 301 | 276166 |
| Rice cake | right | 4.5 | 8.755 | 298 | 2761672 |
| NN | Left | 1.5 | 296 | 27616732 | |
| Measuring corner | right | 1.9 | 2.004 | 286 | 2761674 |
| Salwey | Left | 14.8 | 67.939 | 284 | 276168 |
| Büemke | right | 4.4 | 6.830 | 276 | 2761692 |
| Silpke | right | 1.6 | 275 | 27616932 | |
| Mathmecke | Left | 4.1 | 4,873 | 272 | 2761694 |
| Dining area | Left | 1.2 | 1.557 | 265 | 27616952 |
| Arpe | Left | 8.7 | 19,599 | 245 | 2761696 |
nature and environment
Except for local locations, the river runs within protected areas for nature. The upper reaches are mostly in the nature reserve Vossmecke and Wennetal between Obringhausen and Niederberndorf . In the middle reaches large areas in the Wenneaue landscape protection area from Niederberndorf to north of Grimminghausen , in the Wenne landscape protection area and tributary near Lochtrop and in the Wenne landscape protection area between Frielinghausen and the Bremke sewage treatment plant . Large parts of the lower reaches of the Wenne have been designated as the Wennetal nature reserve and as the Ruhrtal and Wennetal landscape conservation area near Wennemen , and at the same time as the Wenne FFH area . The Wennetal nature reserve from south Wenholthausen to south Gut Blessenohl and the Wenne nature reserve with its inflow at Haus Wenne serve as a buffer zone for the Wennetal nature reserve and do not include any areas of the Wenne itself.
The water quality of the Wenne has improved in recent years. It is considered a good fishing area for trout and grayling .
Breeding birds
So far, kingfisher , dipper , gray wagtail and mallard have been identified as breeding birds on the Wenne . Herons and black storks appear as food guests .
literature
- VNV: Annual report of the Ornithological Working Group (OAG) of the Association for Nature and Bird Protection in the Hochsauerlandkreis e. V. (VNV) for 2007 , Marsberg 2007.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d German basic map 1: 5000
- ↑ a b c d e f Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( information )
- ↑ Ruhrverband, outflows of the Wenholthausen level ( memento of the original from May 16, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
