Möhne

Möhne source at Poppberg in Brilon

The Möhne is approximately 65.1 kilometers long, right or eastern tributary of the Ruhr in Hochsauerlandkreis and the district of Soest, in North Rhine -Westphalia ( Germany ).

Course

The Möhne rises in Hochsauerlandkreis on the southern edge of the sprawling Brilon plateau around 2 km south-southeast of the city of Brilon. The source is located on the eastern slope of the mountain at about Popp 556 m above sea level. NN in Won Light, known as the "Little Switzerland ". South of the source is the holiday resort Poppberg and beyond the district Gudenhagen -Peter Born. East runs a portion of federal highway 251 which leads from Brilon south to welcome rings. A section of the Rothaarsteig, a predominantly running on the main ridge of the Rothaargebirge of Brilon to Dillenburg hiking trail, passes through the source at a little below of it are former ski jump.

Part of the Möhne flows as " Hunderbecke " initially above ground through the park, the creek bed is cast in and temporarily dry falls, another part flows through the sewers. In the wastewater treatment plant at east ring in the northern part of the Brilon Möhne resurfaced as " Hunderbecke " and flows along the federal highway 480 to the north. From the influx of Aa ( Möhne origin) it is then called Möhne.

A little further north-northwest passing the Möhne the slightly off or east, while situated above the river district of Brilon Wülfte, which opens at the local Osterhof the light coming from the southwest Goldbach. From the subsequent branch of the federal highway 516 from the B 480 she turns a little more to the northwest.

Then the Möhne transgresses the boundary to the district of Soest, where their valley is bounded to the northeast of the southwestern foothills of the Sintfelds. Some of Ruethen they affected the south and then the Glenne opens as the longest Möhne tributary to its mouth the Möhne between the hair strand to the north and the Arnsberg Forest in the south extends further to the west.

The Möhne reaches the boundaries of the city Warstein, in which they only the district Belecke flows where discharges coming from the south as the Wester second longest Möhne inflow. Then it runs between the areas of Mülheim and Sichtigvor through. Then it flows through Allagen to the north of the river nearby local situation Westendorf and then by Niederbergheim with the somewhat north of the river lying local situation upper Bergheim; at Niederbergheim the B 516 leaves the river northwestward.

Thereafter, the Möhne runs in the municipality of Soest through the district Völlinghausen, where it flows into the eastern part of the 10.37 km ² Möhne Lake ( 213.7 m above sea level. NN ). When flowing through the dam further westward aspiring river passes through the vilage Wamel, Stockum, Körbecke, Südrandweg and Delecke where the pond is bridged by the federal highway 229. In the pre-dam Hevesee and then in the Hevearm of Möhnsees flows from east-southeast Coming with the Heve the third longest Möhne inflow. The lake leaves the Mohne by the Günne between the north and Brüningsen standing in the South " Möhnetalsperre ".

Below this dam reaches the Mohne, something after flowing through the equalization basin balancing pond, the municipality of Ense, where it runs south. They affected the district Niederense southeast to flow through only below the district Steetsberg they happened west, the small lake Enser ( 162.5 m above sea level. NN ) and then to run again in Hochsauerlandkreis.

Thereafter, the Möhne reached the north-western district of Arnsberg Neheim- Hüsten and then the district Moosfelde. Then crosses under between the hamlets of Dead Mountain to the north and to the south the field Binner Federal Highway 46 immediately west of the junction Neheim opens the Möhne finally coming from the east to about 153 m above sea level. NN in the flowing there from the south Ruhr.

Dispute over Möhne source

In 1971, the position of the Möhne source was specified after heated discussions on a location above the spa gardens in Brilon. Nevertheless, " claim " includes the neighborhoods Altenbüren, Gudenhagen - Peter Born and Scharfenberg the position of river origin.

The German base map (DGK ), one can obtain the following information: When DGK5 4617/8 the Möhne source was located near the Poppberg south of Brilon. On the DGK5 4517/23 the Möhne starts but only after the confluence of Hunderbecke and Aa. This union of Aa with the Hunderbecke called scientific " Möhne origin ". Consequently, the drawn Möhne source is the source of Hunderbecke.

Before the Brilon gardens were created, the Hunderbecke flowed through a wetland. Today, preserves and channeling a concrete channel and prevents premature seepage. The Aa flows through the Brilon plateau. In Massenkalk this mountain range, most streams in Bach shrinkage or Schwalglöchern disappear underground. Many of these Bach shrinkage, however, were filled by farmers, so that the water of Aa and Hunderbecke not disappear completely in the ground and no longer dry out their stream beds.

In earlier times, the Möhne flowed only from the mouth of the Goldbach's through the whole year, which is why the Möhne source on old cards with the highest source in Goldbach's headwaters below the 553 m above sea level. NN special high mountain was located at Scharfenberg. Thus, the focus Berger claim of historic and " water-bearing " point of view would be justified. Citizens of Altenbüren look at the source of the Aa, and would be there the Möhne source Möhne would be longer than the headwaters Hunderbecke or Goldbach. At least now we rise in Petersborn objection, because the Aa feed Hilbringsen is longer, but also disappeared earlier in Massenkalk.

Notwithstanding the discussion about which source river is now the most important source river of the Mohne, the Möhne rises near Brilon. Your source rivers are called Goldbach, Aa and Hunderbecke.

Source streams, tributaries and reservoirs

Headwaters

Among the historically regarded as Möhne headwaters streams include these ( at the confluence of the following named Hunderbecke and Aa is the " Möhne origin "; Aa and Goldbach can also be considered as inflows ):

• Hunderbecke (from Möhne source below the Popp Berg's coming, for Möhne origin fluent)
• Aa ( confluence at Möhne origin; 800 meters north of the edge of the city at Brilon core "Five Bridges" )
• Goldbach ( confluence between Brilon and Wülfte on Osterhof )

Inflows

The most important tributary is the Möhne Heve, which opens into the pre-dam Hevesee and then in the Hevearm of Möhnsees. With a 91.127 km ² large catchment area it has a share of about 20 % at which the Mohne. Other major tributaries are Glenne and Wester.

The following are the Möhne inflows with their orographic situation, the mouth position and length, the size of the catchment area, the mouth height and the water code are called:

Reservoirs

The Möhne is jammed between Völlinghausen and Günne by the Möhnetalsperre ( 213.7 m above sea level. NN ). The dam is located at chainage km 12.15. The lake behind it extends over 10.4 km and ends at chainage km 22.5. Below the dam the equalization tank is ( balancing pond called ) of the dam between chainage km 11.4 and 12.15.

Below Steetsberg the Möhne between the stationing kilometers 4.45 and 5.15 by the Waldensian lake ( 162.5 m above sea level. NN ) is jammed again.

Water

The Möhne has special significance for the abstraction of drinking water, especially for the Ruhr. About the Mohne Dam and other reservoirs in the catchment area of ​​the Ruhr, the water level of the Ruhr can be controlled so that about 2.2 million people in the largest metropolitan area North Rhine -Westphalia can be uniformly supplied with water. However, the illegal spreading of sewage sludge by farmers in the catchment area of ​​the Möhne impacted the water of the river sustainably with perfluorinated surfactants ( PFT ). In the summer of 2006, increased concentrations of perfluorinated surfactants were detected in the water of the Rhine below mouth of the Ruhr. The impurities could be traced to the Mohne. As a result, the concentration of the force as a carcinogenic substance in the river system of the watch must be so far reduced by water from other reservoirs as the Moehnesee that they are considered safe. After a 2007 made ​​partial remediation of contaminated arable land in Brilon- Scharfenberg, another contaminated farmland in Ruethen 2008 should be extensively renovated in order to reduce the pollution of the water on.