Volme
Sign in to saveThe Volme () is a river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and is a tributary of the river Ruhr. It is long, of which about lie within the city limits of Hagen. Its largest tributary is the Ennepe.
Key facts
- River.name
- Volme
- River.image
- Volme 000.jpeg
- River.image_caption
- Volme in Hagen (2004)
- River.source1_location
- Southeastern Ruhr Area
- River.mouth_location
- Ruhr
- River.subdivision_type1
- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- Germany
- River.subdivision_type2
- State
- River.subdivision_name2
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- River.length_km
- 50.7
- River.basin_size_km2
- 428
- River.tributaries_left
- Ennepe
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- Image
- Hagen - Volme (Volmebrücke Märkischer Ring) 03 ies.jpg
- Length
- 50
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- Volme
- watershed area
- 427.817
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The Volme () is a river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and is a tributary of the river Ruhr. It is long, of which about lie within the city limits of Hagen. Its largest tributary is the Ennepe.
The Volme rises at above sea level in the southeastern part of the Ruhr region, southeast of the town Meinerzhagen. It flows through the municipalities of Meinerzhagen, Kierspe, Halver (Oberbrügge), Lüdenscheid (Brügge), Schalksmühle and Hagen and empties into the Ruhr at above sea level. In the city of Hagen, the Volme is predominantly canalised, and since 2004 has been under restoration.
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