Ennepe

Ennepe
Ennepe
Location
Country	Germany
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Sauerland
• elevation	422 m (1,385 ft)
Mouth
• location	Volme
• coordinates	51°21′56″N 7°27′16″E / 51.3656°N 7.4544°E
• elevation	99 m (325 ft)
Length	42.1 km (26.2 mi)
Basin size	188 km2 (73 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Volme→ Ruhr→ Rhine→ North Sea

The Ennepe is a river and a left tributary of the Volme in Northern Sauerland, Germany. It gave its name to the town Ennepetal and the district Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis.

Course

The Ennepe begins in the Märkischer Kreis southeast of Halver at 422 m above sea level and continues to the Ennepetalsperre (reservoir, 307 m above sea level). The river flows through Ennepetal, Gevelsberg and the western boroughs of Hagen. It flows into the Volme near Hagen Central Station (elevation: 99 m above sea level). Parts of the river are canalized.

Flora and fauna

The Ennepe provides habitat for numerous animal and plant types. Among there are fish, the grey heron, neophyte plants and Orange Jewelweed^{[verification needed]} (Impatiens capensis, in Hagen).

Use

In the pre-industrial age, several mills were built alongside the river. In the 19th and 20th centuries, several small iron plants were operated there.

References

^ ^a ^b Hydrographic Directory of the NRW State Office for Nature, the Environment and Consumer Protection (Gewässerverzeichnis des Landesamtes für Natur, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz NRW 2010) (xls; 4.67 MB)

[DE-NW_GSK3C-1] Hydrographic Directory of the NRW State Office for Nature, the Environment and Consumer Protection (Gewässerverzeichnis des Landesamtes für Natur, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz NRW 2010) (xls; 4.67 MB)

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