Gelmke
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| The Gelmke just upstream of the E 11 trail | |
| Location | Lower Saxony, Germany |
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| Reference no. | DE: 48214 |
| Length | ca. 10 km |
| Source | 1.45 km ENE of the Dicker Kopf in the Harz |
| Source height | ca. 510 m above sea level (NN) |
| Mouth | near Oker (Goslar) into the Abzucht |
| Basin | Weser |
| Progression | Abzucht → Oker → Aller → Weser → North Sea |
| Catchment | 4.6 km² [1] |
| Right tributaries | unnamed stream on the Brautstein |
The Gelmke is a small stream, roughly 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) long, and right-hand tributary of the Abzucht in Lower Saxony, Germany. The stream flows through part of the town of Goslar.
Geography
The Gelmke rises in the Gelmke Valley (Gelmketal) at about 610 m above sea level (NN). Its source lies east-northeast of the hill known as the Dicker Kopf (668 m) and north of the Eichenberg (670 m).[2] It flows initially northwards through a densely wooded valley, where it is crossed by the E 11 European long-distance trail before emerging into open fields and swinging east, just above the old Goslar sewage ponds. It then heads north again to join the Abzucht near Goslar station.[2]
References
- ↑ NLWK Schriftenreihe Band 4, Gewässergütebericht 2002, Niedesächsischer Landesbetrieb für Wasserwirtschaft und Küstenschutz - Betriebsstelle Süd.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bad Harzburg, Goslar, Altenau mit Brocken. 5th edition, Publicpress, Geseke. ISBN 978-3-89920-069-0.
Coordinates: 51°54′N 10°28′E / 51.900°N 10.467°E
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