Medebach (Orke)

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The Medebach is a 7.9 km long, left or northern tributary of Orke in Hochsauerlandkreis, North Rhine -Westphalia ( Germany ).

History and catchment area

The Medebach rises in the northeast part of the Rothaargebirge. Its source is at about 490 m above sea level. NN, the Medebach connects with his northwestern district Kuestelberg on an acreage about 200 meters east of the farm " Rennefeld ", which is located approximately 3.3 km northwest of the town Medebach on the road L 740. The origin of the watercourse represents the northernmost point of the river

Are surrounded Medebachquelle and Rennefeldhof by numerous wooded mountains: Bohlen ( 586.9 m) in the northeast, Bromberg ( 557.4 m ) in the east, Hesseberg ( 596.2 m ) in the south, Engelmann head ( 501.2 m) in the southwest, Small Steinberg ( 601.3 m ) in the west and one each in the North West Big stone mountain ( 624 m) and election head ( 629.9 m).

From its source of Medebach flows - the area of the Rennefeldhofs to achieve leaving and without this court - in a predominantly south-easterly direction and mostly along the L 740 extend through the belonging to Medebach estate "Am Krämershagen " to and through the nucleus of Medebacher in the bay town Medebach. He runs parallel to the north-east of the village a little further Medebach passing Brühne inflow Harbecke and happens about north of the creek located commercial area Holtischer way.

Then the Medebach flows in increasingly south past the farm " Holtischfeld " to lead after passing under the L 858 of the accompanying Bach L 740 branches and Medebacher Medelon district, at about 337 m height in from the west or Medelon zoom Eder flowing tributary to lead Orke.

The catchment area of ​​Medebachs, which is fed by a few streams is 8.345 km ².

Nature

The passage of Orke is protected with the exception of the local situation Medelon as a nature reserve and conservation area. As part of a LIFE project of the Biological Station Hochsauerlandkreis most of the fortifications were made consistently in the Upper Sauerland for fish and other aquatic organisms. At the Orke been kingfisher, dippers, gray wagtails and Mallard were detected as breeding birds. As food stays during herons and black stork.

Footnotes

  • River system Eder
  • River in Europe
  • River in North Rhine -Westphalia
  • River in Hesse
  • Waters in Hochsauerlandkreis
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