Volme

Volme
Volme
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Ruhr; 51°23′33″N 7°26′27″E / 51.39250°N 7.44083°E
• elevation	91 m
Length	50 km

The Volme is a river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, the left tributary of the Ruhr. It is 49.8 km long, of which 21.3 km lie within the city limits of Hagen.

The Volme rises at 480 m above sea level in the southeastern part of the Ruhr region, flows through the municipalities of Meinerzhagen and Hagen and empties into the River Ruhr at 91 m above sea level. In the city of Hagen, the Volme is predominantly canalised, and since 2004 has been under restoration.

Tributaries

In Meinerzhagen
- Melmche
- Wiebelsaat
In Kierspe
- Wehe
- Schleipe
- Jubach
- Kerspe
In Halver
- Schlemme
In Lüdenscheid-Brügge
In Schalksmühle
- Klagebach
- Kleiner Klagebach
- Hälver
- Glör
In Hagen
- In Rummenohl
  - Wilfesche Bach
  - Sterbecke
  - Selkinghauser Bach
- In Priorei
  - Epscheider Bach
  - Stapelbach
- In Dahl
  - Rumscheider Bach
  - Asmecke
  - Hemkerbach
- In Ambrock
  - Hamper Bach
  - Hebbecke
  - Brunsbecke
  - Lückhofer Bach
  - Kuhweider Bach
  - Buttenhagener Bach
- In Eilpe
  - Selbecker Bach
- In central Hagen
  - Ennepe
- In Boelerheide
  - Malmkebach

Industrial Development

In the pre-industrial age, numerous mills, smithies and foundries arose along the Volme, from which the iron industry developed during the 19th and the 20th centuries.