Brunau (Luhe)

For the river of the same name in Celle district, see Brunau (Örtze).
Brunau
River Brunau near An der Horst (behind).
Location Lower Saxony, Germany
Length 10,3 kmdep1
Source Northeast of the Wulfsberg near Behringen
53°07′49″N 9°54′53″E / 53.130139°N 9.91472°E / 53.130139; 9.91472Coordinates: 53°07′49″N 9°54′53″E / 53.130139°N 9.91472°E / 53.130139; 9.91472
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 / 53.097361; 10.030139
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]

References

  1. Gewässergüte Luhe/Süd


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