Heipker Bach

The Heipker stream just in front of his mouth

Course

The Heipker creek rises at an altitude of 110 m above sea level. NN between the higher districts Leopold Schuck tree in the south and in the north Nienhagen in close proximity to the county road 5 From its origin from the waters flowing curvaceous to the northeast by the " Big Woods", a larger forest. After flowing through this small forest of Heipker Bach takes on his first inflow at KM 2.0. This unnamed tributary originates north of Nienhagen flows largely parallel to the north extending Bexter by Bexterhagen and ends after a set back flow distance of 3.3 km at an altitude of 88 m above sea level. NN on the right side in the Heipker Bach. A special feature is that the unnamed tributary has a much greater flow distance covered up to this point, as the Heipker Bach himself The Heipker stream flows in its further course in an easterly direction and takes west of Heipke his second tributary, the 2.8 km long Heipkebach on. This arises in a wooded area near the center of Leopoldshohe at an altitude of 124 m above sea level. NN and ends at an elevation of 85 m above sea level. Opens into the NN Heipker stream, which in turn happens Heipke and east of Heipke at KM 35.0 in the Werre. The opening height is 81 m above sea level. NN.

The Heipker creek drains a small part of the Ravens Berger hill country.

Environment

On his last hundred meters its run, the water flows north past the Heipker lake. This and the Heipker Bach himself form the 25 -hectare nature reserve " Heipker lake ". This is a " biotope complex", which is characterized by a " great diversity ". The Heipker stream is associated with the water quality class III. This means that it is very dirty.