Brunau (Örtze)

The Brunau is a 11.0-kilometre (6.8 mi) long stream of Lower Saxony, Germany, in the district of Celle, on the Lüneburg Heath.[2]

Brunau
Pollarded willows along the Brunau near Bonstorf
Location
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationeast of Nindorf
  coordinates52°50′29″N 9°59′20″E
  elevation71 m above sea level (NN)
Mouth 
  location
northeast of Baven into the Örtze
  coordinates
52°50′57″N 10°06′06″E
  elevation
52 m above sea level (NN)
Length11.0 km (6.8 mi) [1]
Basin features
ProgressionÖrtzeAllerWeserNorth Sea
LandmarksVillages: Nindorf, Hetendorf (belongs to Südheide), Bonstorf
Tributaries 
  leftSüllbach

Source and course

The Brunau rises in the vicinity of Nindorf, flows initially northeast to south of Hetendorf (a district of Südheide). Here it swings east, runs past Bonstorf to the north and then continues in a southeastern direction. North of the village of Baven the stream is dammed. Originally it powered a water mill here, the Backebergsmühle, a water-driven corn mill. The Brunau flows right under the building. Shortly before its mouth the Brunau merges with an old, now overgrown, meadow-irrigation channel. With this channel it discharges into the Örtze near Baven north of Hermannsburg.

Water quality

The Brunau derives its name from its brown (Low German: bruun) water. Its quality however is Class II throughout: moderately polluted.[3]

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