Wölpe
Wölpe is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is about 17 km (11 mi) long and a left tributary of the Alpe.
| Wölpe | |
|---|---|
The Wölpe near the castle Brunsburg at Heemsen | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | east of Nienburg |
| • coordinates | 52°39′26″N 9°14′58″E |
| • elevation | 26 m above sea level (NN) |
| Mouth | |
• location | near Rethem into the Aller |
• coordinates | 52°46′38″N 9°21′52″E |
• elevation | 18 m above sea level (NN) |
| Length | 16.6 km (10.3 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Alpe→ Aller→ Weser→ North Sea |
| Landmarks | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Schipsegraben (branches off again) |
| • right | Schwarze Riede, Weißer Graben |
The Wölpe has its source in a depression southeast of Erichshagen-Wölpe, a village in the borough of Nienburg and flows towards the northeast. In front of Rethem the Weiße Graben ("White Ditch") links the Wölpe with the Alpe. The Alpe-Wolpe-Umfluter then discharges into the Aller near Wohlendorf in the borough of Rethem. The waterway has been considerably straightened. It flows through woods, grassland and cultivated fields. According to the 2000 Water Quality Chart issued by the NLWKN it is critically polluted throughout (quality class II−III).
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