Ilpe

ILPE at Nierentrop

The ILPE is a 8.3 km long, orographic right tributary of the Wenne in North Rhine -Westphalia, Germany. The creek flows to the west of Hochsauerlandkreises by Schmallenberg and Eslohe.

Geography

The ILPE rises about 1.6 km south-east of Altenilpe at an altitude of 511 m above sea level. NN. It flows primarily in a northwesterly direction. The places Altenilpe, Nierentrop and Twismecke are traversed. Between Frielinghausen and Bremke the ILPE opens at 301 m above sea level. NN on the right side in the Wenne.

On its 8.3 km long road which ILPE overcomes a difference in altitude of 210 m, corresponding to an average bed slope of 25.3 ‰. It drains a 12.571 km ² large catchment area over Wenne, Ruhr and Rhine to the North Sea.

Tributaries

The following are the tributaries are called in order from the source to the mouth, by the district government of Cologne (formerly Ordnance Survey ) will be performed. Indicated are the orographic position of the mouth, the length, the size of the catchment area, the height of the mouth and the water code.