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Große Kulmke

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River system
  
Weser

Basin area
  
7.5 km²

Basin size
  
7.5 km²

Country
  
Germany

Location
  
northeast of Sieber in Osterode am Harz district in Lower Saxony,  Germany

Main source
  
near the Auf dem Acker ridge 760 m

River mouth
  
Confluence: with the Kleine Kulmke to form the Kulmke 392 m

Progression
  
Kulmke → Sieber → Oder → Rhume → Leine → Aller → Weser → North Sea

The Große Kulmke is one of the two headstreams of the Kulmke in central Germany. It rises near the natural monument of Mönchskappenklippe near the ridge of Auf dem Acker, north-northeast of Sieber in the district of Landkreis Osterode am Harz in Lower Saxony. It then flows mainly in a southerly direction, separated from the Sieber by the Königsberg. After 5 km it merges with the Kleine Kulmke at a height of 392 m to form the Kulmke. The valley of the Großen Kulmke part of the Sieber Valley (Siebertal) nature reserve.

Map of Gro%C3%9Fe Kulmke, Germany

References

Große Kulmke Wikipedia