Norder Tief

Norder low of the Ley Bay in the north

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The Norder Deep is a body of water in the northwestern area of ​​the district of Aurich, East Frisia ( Lower Saxony). It changed its course several times the name, most of the river course but means Norder low.

The Norder depth extends approximately in an east-west direction. The origin of the Norder lows located in the municipality Großheide than Less Rendel and Blandorfer low, ie in the area of the patch Hage then Hager depth and changes in the field of the neighboring community Lütetsburg the name in Norder low. On a small section in the area north of the city, the low is also called gallows deep. The Norder depth led to 1991 when Leybuchtsiel in the Ley Bay.

The Norder depth takes on numerous drainage ditches. It is for the drainage of the riparian communities of central importance. Since 1991, however, no longer drained by the Leybuchtsiel built in 1929. Rather, the construction of the headland Leyhörn near Greetsiel the Störtebeker channel was created as a connection from Leybuchtsiel to Leyhörn is so drained by this. When Leybuchtsiel drainage during low tide was possible.