Schillingsbek

Schillingsbek
In Von Eicken Park the Schillingsbek runs past a retention basin.
Location Hamburg-Lokstedt,  Germany
Length 1.9 km
Source near U-Bahn Hagenbecks Tierpark
53°35′37″N 9°56′49″E / 53.59355°N 9.94681°E / 53.59355; 9.94681Coordinates: 53°35′37″N 9°56′49″E / 53.59355°N 9.94681°E / 53.59355; 9.94681
Source height 13 m above sea level (NN)
Mouth below the Hamburg Freight Bypass into the Kollau
53°36′20″N 9°57′48″E / 53.60546°N 9.96338°E / 53.60546; 9.96338
Mouth height 7 m above sea level (NN)
Descent 6 m
Basin Elbe
Progression Kollau Tarpenbek Alster Elbe North Sea
Right tributaries Lohbek

The Schillingsbek is a stream, about 1.9 kilometres long, in Lokstedt district in the German city of Hamburg.[1] Between its source in the vicinity of Julius-Vosseler-Straße to its mouth on the Kollau the Lohbek is its only tributary. A pond in the Von Eicken Park acts as a retention basin and was originally flooded by the Schillingsbek. To improve its water quality the Schillingsbek has been diverted past this pond since 2009 so that only fresh water fills the retention basin when the water levels are medium to high.[2]

References

  1. Schillingsbek-bald-Naturdenkmal article in the Hamburg Abendblatt
  2. NABU press release
Mouth of the Schillingsbek into the Kollau
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