Holtebach

The Holte Bach in Hovelhof

The Holte Bach is an orographic right tributaries of the Black Water Bach in North Rhine -Westphalia, Germany. It has a length of 6.4 km.

River course

The Holte creek rises in the Senne within the nature reserve Moosheide, near the service area will " Hovel Senne " at the federal motorway 33 The sources of the Ems are in this area. The water flows like the majority of springing streams in this region from the southwest direction, crossing first in a natural meandering floodplain and the adjoining the Moosheide Hövelhofer forest. Then the Holte stream crosses the Hövelhofer industrial area, where it is dammed in several places for the purpose of extinguishing water storage.

This is followed again in wooded grounds, the right side of the recording almost parallel to Holte creek running Hallerbach to which there is a connection already on the grave system in Hövelhofer forest. Northeast of Espeln opens the Holte Bach then within a meadow and grassland complex called " Haller " on the right side in the black water creek that flows shortly thereafter in the Ems.

Characteristics

Characteristic of the source area of ​​Holte creek is the rust red color of its waters, which is caused by himself in the underground places to bog iron deposits compacted iron hydroxide. For this reason, the area is also known as " Rose Lake ," which is to be interpreted as "Red Lake ". In contrast to the neighboring streams that have formed part of deep U-shaped valleys, the Holte stream has cut into its source area only slightly into its surroundings. The lake has a very large extent a very natural, meandering and accompanied by alder swamps Bachaue. Above the source area, where there are also inland dunes and drifting sand formations, the river continues as a bifurcated arroyo.

Differences in the classification

Contrary to the official and occupied by Geodata material designation of Holte Bach is also known as " Lower Hallerbach ", sometimes the entire underflow as " Hallerbach ". Some sources see the Hallerbach even than estuary waters of blackwater creek. In fact, the river length of the Holte creek is also slightly higher than those of the black water creek, but the latter has a greater runoff.

Flora and Fauna

There are extensive stocks of holly on the many turns of the Holtebachaue. The Uferbehölzung in the meadows in the lower reaches forms with their herds of copses, oak groves and Kopfweiden an important habitat for many bird species.

Etymology

The term " Refurbished " is a Low German name for a forest area. This part of the name is more common in the field of Emssandebene, for example, on behalf of the neighboring town of Schloss Holte- Stukenbrock.