Wilder Graben (Nesse)

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The Wild Trench, also called Flutgraben or Wild Leina, is a left tributary of the Nesse in the Thuringian district of Gotha, whose upper course runs in the urban area of Gotha. It is fed to no small parts from already built in the Middle Ages Leinakanal, which supplies it with water from the Thuringian Forest, which is diverted by bifurcation from Hörsel Headwaters Leina and from the upper reaches of the Apfelstädt from the system Gera / Unstrut / Saale / Elbe. Its natural headwaters Council called gutter.

The catchment area of the savage trench is hardly less than that of Nesse above the mouth ( 131.4 km ² ), 104.6 km ² and additionally there is the proportionate catchment area of Leina ( is estimated by TLUG Jena 20.8 km ²) and Apfelstädt. Purely mathematically, the length of Nesse on top Leina, Leinakanal and Wild ditch 63.5 km compared to 54.5 km and 73.3 km of Hörsel even compared to 55.2 km.

Course

The Council groove originates in the southwest of Gotha, immediately southwest of the district Sundhausen, at the former railway line, close to the aqueduct of Leinakanals. From here, the creek flows initially 5.3 km in ostnordöstliche direction and drained by mainly right side streams a catchment area of ​​about 20 square kilometers, to him in the eastern south of the city core, the 2.5 km long, but at least a good 10 km ² draining Flachsröste ( Töpfleber ditch ) will flow from the southeast. From here the real Wild ditch that henceforth channeled to the north and finally turns northwest and still in the core city area receives the Leinakanal begins.

After passing Remstädt and Goldbach, the river finally flows 17.1 kilometers south -flowing section Wangenheims in the Nesse,