Wiembecke

Confluence of Berlebecke (right) with the Wiembecke

The Wiembecke is a 11.9 km long, orographic right tributary of the Berlebecke in the Teutoburg Forest, which originates in the external stones and part of the river system of the upper Werre. The creek flows in Detmold Saints churches in the Berlebecke.

  • 3.1 Water Quality
  • 3.2 fish kills

Geography

Course

The Wiembecke springs north of Barnackens on the northern edge of the Teutoburg Forest, which is part of the Rhine -Weser watershed. The Wiembecke will flow to the Werre the Weser, while waters which spring a few hundred meters further south-west, ultimately result in the Rhine. At the Externsteinen the Wiembecke is dammed to form a pond.

A large part of the largely natural upper stream run is on a length of about 3.5 km from the source to the city limits Horn-Bad Meinberg / Detmold within the NSG Wiembecketal under protection.

The Wiembecke happens after the Externsteinen the small town of Horn-Bad Meinberg. Here she turns her run of the original north-eastern direction of flow to the northwest. Your further way leads through the villages Fromhausen and horn Oldendorf after saints churches where they. 158 m above sea NN opens into the light coming from the south Berlebecke.

The Wiembecke overcomes a difference in altitude of 152 m, which corresponds to its 11.9 km stretch of river an average bed slope of 12.8 ‰. It drains a 25.72 km ² large catchment area.

Tributaries

Downstream considered:

  • Pliers Bach - 4.7 km long right tributary to 225 m above sea level. NN, catchment area: 4.267 km ²
  • Moat - 4.02 km long right tributary to 200 m above sea level. NN
  • Holzhauser Bach - 2.78 km long left tributary to 180 m above sea level. NN
  • Hudebach - 0.67 km long right tributary to 173 m above sea level. NN
  • Blackbird Bach - 0.37 km long right tributary to 160 m above sea level. NN

(All lengths according Landesvermessungsamt North Rhine -Westphalia)

Special

A large part of the largely semi-natural stream course is on a length of about 3.5 km from the source to the city limits Horn-Bad Meinberg / Detmold within the NSG Wiembecketal under protection. At the Externsteinen the Wiembecke is dammed to form a pond. The Wiembecke rises on the northern edge of the Teutoburg Forest, which is part of the Rhine -Weser watershed. The Wiembecke will flow to the Werre the Weser, while waters which spring a few hundred meters further south-west, ultimately result in the Rhine.

Environment

Water quality

The Wiembecke will be charged the full course as critical or heavily soiled grade II-III to III assigned. The waters will be affected except through its tributaries and diffuse pollutants by wastewater from the wastewater treatment plant Horn. To protect horn Oldendorf, Heiligenkirchen and Detmold against floods, a flood retention basin between the horn and horn Oldendorf is planned.

Fish kills

In 2004 there was a fish kill in the Wiembecke. It was caused by discharged extinguishing water in combating a smoldering of wood waste at the site of a wood- processing company in Horn.

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