Große Kulmke

Große Kulmke
Location northeast of Sieber in Osterode am Harz district in Lower Saxony,  Germany
Length 5 km
Source near the Auf dem Acker ridge
51°44′49″N 10°27′11″E / 51.74695°N 10.45310°ECoordinates: 51°44′49″N 10°27′11″E / 51.74695°N 10.45310°E
Source height 760 m
Confluence with the Kleine Kulmke to form the Kulmke
51°42′40″N 10°27′47″E / 51.711056°N 10.463083°E
Mouth height 392 m
Descent 368 m
Basin Weser
Progression Kulmke Sieber Oder Rhume → Leine Aller Weser North Sea
Catchment 7.5 km²
Right tributaries Hirschkappe and Bienenkappe
Left tributaries Bornkappe

The Große Kulmke is one of the two headstreams of the Kulmke in central Germany. It rises near the natural monument of Mönchskappenklippe near the ridge of Auf dem Acker, north-northeast of Sieber in the district of Landkreis Osterode am Harz in Lower Saxony. It then flows mainly in a southerly direction, separated from the Sieber by the Königsberg. After 5 km it merges with the Kleine Kulmke at a height of 392 m to form the Kulmke. The valley of the Großen Kulmke part of the Sieber Valley (Siebertal) nature reserve.

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