Brunau (Luhe)

The Brunau is a small river, 10.3 kilometres (6.4 mi) long, in the district of Soltau-Fallingbostel, on the Lüneburg Heath in North Germany. It rises south of Niederhaverbeck in the Lüneburg Heath Nature Reserve. Near Hützel, a village in the northeastern part of Bispingen, it discharges into the Luhe from the left bank. The water quality of the worsens as it flows downstream from north of Bispingen to its confluence with the Luhe, going from Class II: moderately polluted, to Class II – III: critically polluted.[2]

Brunau
River Brunau near An der Horst (behind).
Location
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationNortheast of the Wulfsberg near Behringen
  coordinates53°07′49″N 9°54′53″E
  elevation84 m above sea level (NN)
Mouth 
  location
near Hützel into the Luhe
  coordinates
53°05′50″N 10°01′49″E
  elevation
61 m above sea level (NN)
Length10.3 km (6.4 mi) [1]
Basin features
ProgressionLuheIlmenauElbeNorth Sea
WaterbodiesLakes: Brunausee

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