Brunau (Örtze)
| Brunau | |
|---|---|
 Pollarded willows along the Brunau near Bonstorf | |
| State | Lower Saxony, Germany |
| Basin features | |
| Main source |
east of Nindorf 71 m above sea level (NN) 52°50′29″N 9°59′20″E / 52.84139°N 9.98889°ECoordinates: 52°50′29″N 9°59′20″E / 52.84139°N 9.98889°E |
| River mouth |
northeast of Baven into the Örtze 52 m above sea level (NN) 52°50′57″N 10°06′06″E / 52.84917°N 10.10167°E |
| Progression | Örtze → Aller → Weser → North Sea |
| River system | Weser |
| Landmarks | Villages: Nindorf, Hetendorf, Bonstorf |
| Tributaries |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 10.3 km |
The Brunau is a 10.3-kilometre (6.4 mi) stream in the district of Celle, on the Lüneburg Heath in North Germany.[1]
Source and course
The Brunau rises in the vicinity of Nindorf, flows initially northeast to south of Hetendorf. Here it swings east, runs past Bonstorf to the north and then continues in a southeastern direction. North of the village of Baven the stream is dammed. Originally it powered a water mill here, the Backebergsmühle, a water-driven corn mill. The Brunau flows right under the building. Shortly before its mouth the Brunau merges with an old, now overgrown, meadow-irrigation channel. With this channel it discharges into the Örtze near Baven north of Hermannsburg.
The Brunau near the Backeberg mill
Old sluice on the Örtze. Right: the Brunau; left: the old meadow irrigation channel
Water quality
The Brunau derives its name from its brown (Low German: bruun) water. Its quality however is Class II throughout: moderately polluted[2]
References
- ↑ Celler Land und Oberes Örtzetal, 2nd edition, KV Plan, 1:60,000.
- ↑ Gewässergütekarte vom NLWKN