Lober (Mulde)

The Lober is a stream in the Leipzig lowlands and a tributary of the trough.

Course

To maintain the lignite mining the course of the river has been partially changed dramatically.

Natural History

The source of the river was between the places Göbschelwitz and Zschölkau and ran through Rackwitz by loess. Here he united with the Wölkaugraben. In the course flowed into the Zschortau Kreumaer ditch and Zschepen the Strengbach as more tributaries in the creek. In Delitzsch he speisst the so-called moat, the former moat outside the city wall. Furthermore, it was used to operate several water mills. He then flowed through the town of Bitterfeld. To the mouth of the well is approximately 30 km more small streams flowed into the river.

Today's course

The source has dried up due to the lowering of ground water due to the lignite mining. It flows mainly into surface water of the fields and villages. From the village of Rackwitz the creek is channeled and sealed with foil. By Schladitzer lake - the formerly belonged to an open pit - the stream is interrupted. It flows from Rackwitz as a new channel just after Zschortau. From Wolteritz, after the interruption, it is used as a drainage ditch and joins the new channel in Zschortau again. The foil seal was covered with honeycomb pavers and he served for transporting the pump waste water from surface mines. The course has been artificially widened to Delitzsch or is immediately adjacent to the old river. From Benndorf the so-called Lober - line channel has been built, which is the present-day river, and flows Löbnitz into the trough.

Planning

The interruption in Schladitzer lake to be closed by a " bypass " and Lober is an overflow, serve both the Schladitzer as well as the Werbelin lake. This again can be a natural water-logging of the riparian zones, the foil blocking to be punctured or removed.

• River system trough
• River in Europe
• River in Saxony