Varreler Bäke

The Varreler Bäke (in its upper course: Klosterbach) is a stream of Lower Saxony and Bremen, Germany.

Varreler Bäke
Location
CountryGermany
StatesLower Saxony, Bremen
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 ⁃ location
Ochtum
 ⁃ coordinates
53°03′07″N 8°42′24″E
Length41.2 km (25.6 mi) [1]
Basin size217 km2 (84 sq mi) [1]
Basin features
ProgressionOchtum→ Weser→ North Sea

As Klosterbach it flows south of Bremen on Lower Saxon territory through the villages of Bassum, Kirchseelte and Heiligenrode (a district of Stuhr). From Tölkenbrück (Varrel, a district of Stuhr), the Klosterbach is given the name Varreler Bäke. This then flows for a short distance through the district of Diepholz (Lower Saxony). It then continues through the city-state of Bremen through Huchting and discharges into the Ochtum near the village of Strom.

The Varreler Bäke proper has a length of about 6 km (3.7 mi); together with the Klosterbach it is 41 km (25 mi) long. It is part of the Weser basin.

In Varrel there is still a water mill, witness to the fact that the water power of streams was once used to generate power in order to run corn mills.

See also

References
  1. Environmental map service of Lower Saxony (Umweltkartendienst des Niedersächsischen Ministeriums für Umwelt, Energie und Klimaschutz)


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