Breiter Graben
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]
| Breiter Graben Flutgraben | |
|---|---|
 Breiter Graben (top left) joining Struga near Mulkwitz | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Nochtener Weg, Mühlrose |
| • coordinates | 51°29′04″N 14°31′38″E |
| Mouth | |
• location | east of bridge of state road 130, Mulkwitz |
• coordinates | 51°30′34″N 14°29′30″E |
| Length | 4.4 km (2.7 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Struga – Spree – Havel – Elbe – North Sea |
References
- 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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