Brunau (Luhe)
For the river of the same name in Celle district, see Brunau (Örtze).
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| River Brunau near An der Horst (behind). | |
| Location | Lower Saxony, Germany |
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| Length | 10,3 km |
| Source | Northeast of the Wulfsberg near Behringen 53°07′49″N 9°54′53″E / 53.130139°N 9.91472°ECoordinates: 53°07′49″N 9°54′53″E / 53.130139°N 9.91472°E |
| Source height | 84 m above sea level (NN) |
| Mouth | near Hützel into the Luhe 53°05′50″N 10°01′49″E / 53.097361°N 10.030139°E |
| Mouth height | 61 m above sea level (NN) |
| Descent | 23 m |
| Basin | Elbe |
| Progression | Luhe → Ilmenau → Elbe → North Sea |
| Lakes passed | Brunausee |
The Brunau is a small river, 10.3 kilometres (6.4 mi) long, in the district of Soltau-Fallingbostel, on the Lüneburg Heath in North Germany. It rises south of Niederhaverbeck in the Lüneburg Heath Nature Reserve. Near Hützel, a village northeast of Bispingen, it discharges into the Luhe from the left bank. The water quality of the worsens as it flows downstream from north of Bispingen to its confluence with the Luhe, going from Class II: moderately polluted, to Class II – III: critically polluted.[1]