Breiter Graben

Breiter Graben

Breiter Graben (top left) joining Struga near Mulkwitz
Other name(s) Flutgraben
Country Germany
Basin
Main source Nochtener Weg, Mühlrose
51°29′04″N 14°31′38″E / 51.48444°N 14.52722°E / 51.48444; 14.52722
River mouth east of bridge of state road 130, Mulkwitz
51°30′34″N 14°29′30″E / 51.50944°N 14.49167°E / 51.50944; 14.49167Coordinates: 51°30′34″N 14°29′30″E / 51.50944°N 14.49167°E / 51.50944; 14.49167
Progression Struga – Spree – Havel – Elbe – North Sea
Physical characteristics
Length 4.4 km

Breiter Graben is a canal in Landkreis Görlitz, Saxony, Germany. It is also known as Flutgraben and runs between the north-western edge of the lignite open-cast mine Nochten and the village of Mulkwitz where it joins the river Struga, a tributary of the river Spree. On its course, it passes north of the village Mühlrose. Its acidic, iron-rich water, originating from an open-cast mine, heavily pollutes Struga river.[1]

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References

  1. L. Küchler, S. Harnapp (2004). Gewässergütebericht 2003 - Biologische Befunde der Gewässergüte sächsischer Fließgewässer mit Gewässergütekarte (PDF). Materialien zur Wasserwirtschaft. Sächsisches Landesamt für Umwelt und Geologie (LfUG), Dresden. p. 48.
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