Ennepe

The Ennepe in Gevelsberg

The Ennepe is a tributary of the Volme on the northwestern edge of the Sauerland and the southern Ruhr area.

River

The Ennepe rises in the southeast of the city Halver Märkischen circle at an altitude of 425 m above sea level. NN and is within the city limits of Breckerfeld dammed to Ennepetalsperre (307 m above sea level. NN ). In its further course it flows through the cities Ennepetal, Gevelsberg and the western district of Hagen hasp before. Near the Hagen Central Station in Eckesey district at about 100 m above sea Opens into the NN Volme, which in turn shortly thereafter opens in Hagen- porch in the Ruhr.

Ennepetalsperre in Breckerfeld

Ennepe in hasp

Flora and Fauna

Although at times channeled the Ennepe provides habitat for many animal and plant species. In addition to rats are also fish and birds such as Duck and Coot and occasionally gray herons, dippers and kingfishers native. Among the plants is to Hagen city area primarily as a neophyte the Himalayan Balsam mentioned.

Length

Total length of the river 42.114 km Source to Ennepetalsperre 9.7 km Length of Ennepetalsperre 3.8 km Ennepetalsperre to city limits Hagen 22.3 km Hagen city area 6.3 km

Use

In the pre-industrial age emerged along the river mills, hammer mills and forging Sense on which the Brandenburg small iron industry of the 19th and 20th century built ( Enneperstraße ). Towards the beginning of the 20th century were located along the course of the Ennepe about 300 small businesses, whose main motive power was hydropower.