Wormke
| Wormke | ||
 The Wormke at the "Spider" crossroads |
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| Data | ||
| location | Harz , District of Harz , Saxony-Anhalt ( Germany ) | |
| River system | Elbe | |
| Drain over | Kalte Bode → Bode → Saale → Elbe → North Sea | |
| source | in the Harz near Schierke and the Hohnekamm 51 ° 46 ′ 45 ″ N , 10 ° 39 ′ 44 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 848 m above sea level NHN | |
| muzzle | near almond wood in the Kalte Bode coordinates: 51 ° 44 ′ 31 ″ N , 10 ° 43 ′ 37 ″ E 51 ° 44 ′ 31 ″ N , 10 ° 43 ′ 37 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 463 m above sea level NHN | |
| Height difference | approx. 385 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 57 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 6.7 km | |
| Catchment area | approx. 6.7 km² | |
The Wormke in the Harz district of Saxony-Anhalt is an approximately 6.7 km long, northwest and orographically left tributary of the Kalten Bode in the Harz .
course
The Wormke rises in the Harz National Park and the Harz Nature Park . Its source is north of Schierke and west of the Hohnekamm with the Hohneklippen above Jakobsbruch at about 848 m above sea level. NHN . First it flows between Hohnekamm and Erdbeerkopf towards the east. After the brook has turned to the southeast, it meets the Glashüttenweg with the Harzer Hexenstieg , where almost the entire amount of water is diverted into the Wormsgraben through a weir . Then the tracks of the Brockenbahn , Landesstraße 100 (Hagenstraße) lead over the Wormke through a dam and the tracks of the Harzquerbahn . After leaving the national park, the stream continues to flow in the nature park. Near Mandelholz , the Wormke flows into the Kalte Bode a little above the Mandelholztalsperre (flood protection basin Kalte Bode) at an altitude of 463 m .
The Almond Woods Pond (Wormketalsperre) was located in the lower reaches until the dam broke on July 22, 1855 .
