Ennepe

Ennepe
Location
Country	Germany
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Sauerland
• elevation	422 m (1,385 ft)
Mouth
• location	Volme
• coordinates	51°21′56″N 7°27′16″E / 51.3656°N 7.4544°E / 51.3656; 7.4544Coordinates: 51°21′56″N 7°27′16″E / 51.3656°N 7.4544°E / 51.3656; 7.4544
• elevation	99 m (325 ft)
Length	42.1 km (26.2 mi) [1]
Basin size	188 km2 (73 sq mi) [1]
Basin features
Progression	Volme→ Ruhr→ Rhine→ North Sea

The Ennepe is a river, and a left tributary of the Volme in Northern Sauerland, Germany.

It gave its name to the town Ennepetal, and the district Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis.

Course of River[]

The Ennepe begins in the Märkischer Kreis southeast of Halver, at 422 m above sea level, and continues to the Ennepetalsperre (reservoir, 307 m above sea level).

The river flows through Ennepetal, Gevelsberg, and the western boroughs of Hagen.

It flows into the Volme, near Hagen Central Station (elevation: 99 m above sea level).

Parts of the river are canalized.

Flora and fauna[]

The Ennepe provides habitat for numerous animal and plant types.

Among are fishes, the grey heron, neophyte plants, and Orange Jewelweed^{[verification needed]} (Impatiens capensis, in Hagen).

Industrial use[]

In the pre-industrial age, several mills were built alongside the river.

In the 19th and 20th centuries, several small iron plants were operated there.

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