Gelmke

Gelmke

The Gelmke just upstream of the E 11 trail
Location	Lower Saxony, Germany
Reference no.	DE: 48214
Length	ca. 10 kmdep1
Source	1.45 km ENE of the Dicker Kopf in the Harz
Source height	ca. 510 m above sea level (NN)
Mouth	near Oker (Goslar) into the Abzucht
Basin	Weser
Progression	Abzucht → Oker → Aller → Weser → North Sea
Catchment	4.6 km² [1]
Right tributaries	unnamed stream on the Brautstein

The Gelmke is a small stream, roughly 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) long, and right-hand tributary of the Abzucht in Lower Saxony, Germany. The stream flows through part of the town of Goslar.

Geography

The Gelmke rises in the Gelmke Valley (Gelmketal) at about 610 m above sea level (NN). Its source lies east-northeast of the hill known as the Dicker Kopf (668 m) and north of the Eichenberg (670 m).^[2] It flows initially northwards through a densely wooded valley, where it is crossed by the E 11 European long-distance trail before emerging into open fields and swinging east, just above the old Goslar sewage ponds. It then heads north again to join the Abzucht near Goslar station.^[2]

References

1. ↑ NLWK Schriftenreihe Band 4, Gewässergütebericht 2002, Niedesächsischer Landesbetrieb für Wasserwirtschaft und Küstenschutz - Betriebsstelle Süd.
2. 1 2 Bad Harzburg, Goslar, Altenau mit Brocken. 5th edition, Publicpress, Geseke. ISBN 978-3-89920-069-0.

Coordinates: 51°54′N 10°28′E / 51.900°N 10.467°E / 51.900; 10.467