Wandse

Wandse
Eilbek, Eilbekkanal
River
Wandse as Eilbekkanal in Hamburg
Country Germany
States Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg
Tributaries
 - left Stellau, Rahlau
 - right Berner Au
Source
 - location Siek
 - elevation 54 m (177 ft)
 - coordinates 53°38′26″N 10°16′46″E / 53.64056°N 10.27944°E / 53.64056; 10.27944
Mouth Alster (Außenalster)
 - location Hohenfelde, Hamburg
 - elevation 6 m (20 ft)
 - coordinates 53°33′56″N 10°0′59″E / 53.56556°N 10.01639°E / 53.56556; 10.01639Coordinates: 53°33′56″N 10°0′59″E / 53.56556°N 10.01639°E / 53.56556; 10.01639
Length 20 km (12 mi)
Area 81.8 km2 (32 sq mi)
Discharge
 - average 7.0 m3/s (247 cu ft/s)

Wandse (in sections also called Eilbek) is a river of Hamburg, Germany. The Wandse rises west of the village of Siek in Kreis Stormarn in Schleswig-Holstein and ends in the center of Hamburg in the Alster. Along the banks of the Wandse there were many water mills. The river passes through the settlements of Siek, Braak, Stapelfeld, and Hamburg.

In Hamburg, the district of Wandsbek takes it name from the river as it winds its way westwards via Eichtal Park. After passing through the Mühlenteich, the river continues as Eilbek (later Eilbekkanal), eponymous to the Eilbek district. The canal joins the Alster in the heart of Hamburg at Außenalster.[1]

Meander restoration

The River Wandse is a site of interest for river management and conservation due to a pioneering project carried out in 1982 to restore the original meanders to an engineered section of the river flowing through the national park.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Theweleit, Klaus (1 June 1994). Object-choice: (All you need is love-- ) : on mating strategies & a fragment of a Freud biography. Verso. p. 102. ISBN 978-0-86091-642-0. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  2. ↑ Purseglove, Jeremy. Taming the Flood. Oxford University Press. p. 177. ISBN 0-19-215891-0.
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