Wanne (Ruhr)

Stream within Niedereimer

The tub is a 8.8 km long, orographic right tributary of the Ruhr in North Rhine-Westphalian Arnsberg.

Geography

The creek rises in the Arnsberg Forest, about 2.8 km north- west of Arnsberg, at an altitude of 357 m above sea level. NN. From here it flows, starting in a northeasterly direction in a wide curve to the left and then flows into Niedereimer to 173 m above sea level. NN in the Ruhr.

On its 8.8 km long path the tub overcomes a difference in altitude of 184 m, corresponding to an average bed slope of 20.9 ‰. It drains a 11.249 km ² large catchment area over the Ruhr and Rhine to the North Sea.

Nature and Environment

The source area and the upper reaches of the tub to the local situation Niedereimer lie in the 2289 -hectare nature reserve " width breakage Neuhaus " and are also recognized as a conservation area. The underflow is protected as a nature reserve Type C " Niedereimer ".

Fauna

A special feature of the tub is her mäanderreiche run with numerous bank crashes. Am Bach dippers, gray wagtails and kingfishers are found as breeding birds. Because of the numerous bank crashes there at the sink, based on its run length, the densest settlement with Kingfisher breeding pairs throughout the Sauerland. The Black Stork, which nests in the adjacent forests, is more common food guest on stream.