Alme (river)
| Alme | |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Basin features | |
| Main source |
Sauerland ±340 m (1,120 ft) |
| River mouth |
Lippe 51°44′55″N 8°42′25″E / 51.74861°N 8.70694°ECoordinates: 51°44′55″N 8°42′25″E / 51.74861°N 8.70694°E |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 50 km (31 mi) |
The Alme is a 50-kilometre (31 mi) long river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a left offbrook of the Lippe, into which it flows near Paderborn. The Alme outlines the Alme Valley and flows through the towns Büren, Borchen and Paderborn.
Tributaries
History
Flood of 1965
In July 1965 an striking flood happened which became part of history as a local flood of the yearhundred called "Heinrichsflut" (Henry-Flood). After heavy rain on July 15, 16 and 17, undercrofts were flooded. In the thorpe Wewelsburg a bridge was wrecked, footmen of the Army had to be brought in. Streets overfilled into rivers, the train and bus traffic had to be stopped. As an upshot of the flood, which also intook the offbrooks of the Alme and the Lippe, the "Wasserverband Obere Lippe" was founded, sighting on warding further floods by building detention basins.
Flood of 2007
On August 22, 2007 the Alme flooded around Büren, after heavy rainfalls of somewhat 70 l rain/m² in one night. In the thorpe Weine the record of 1965 was overflooded. Even though the flood was not as breathtaking as that of 1965 the schools in Büren had to be shut earlier than is the mean, some streets could not be overfared. 220 firemen of the local firefighters had to clear out flooded undercrofts and to ready a few houses by dint of Sandbaggings.