Mehner Bach

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Mehner Bach
Location	North Rhine-Westphalia,  Germany
Reference no.	DE: 47612
Length	8.982 km [1]
Source	Wiehen Hills south of Obermehnen 52°16′17″N 8°35′30″E / 52.27139°N 8.59167°E / 52.27139; 8.59167Coordinates: 52°16′17″N 8°35′30″E / 52.27139°N 8.59167°E / 52.27139; 8.59167
Source height	ca. 210 m above sea level
Mouth	South of Hedem into the Große Aue 52°20′03″N 8°32′34″E / 52.33417°N 8.54278°E / 52.33417; 8.54278
Mouth height	51 m above sea level
Descent	ca. 159 m
Basin	Weser
Progression	Große Aue → Weser → North Sea
Catchment	8.381 km² [1]
Villages	Lübbecke, Preußisch Oldendorf

The Mehner Bach, also called the Obermehner Mühlenbach or just the Mühlenbach, is a 9.0 kilometre long stream, that mainly flows through the East Westphalian borough of Lübbecke but also through Preußisch Oldendorf. It forms the longitudinal axis of the former parish of Blasheim, on which the farms and mills of the Mehner Dorf are situated.^[2]

Course

Gradient and course of the Mehner Bach

The source region of the Mehner Bach consists of two stream runs and lies in the Wiehen Hills. The eastern headstream rises not far from the summit of the Kahle Wart near the boundary with the parish of Hüllhorst, the western one in an area that is known as Gerliethe. Both headstreams merge 300 metres south of the village of Obermehnen. The Mehner Bach then flows generally north-northwest through the Lübbecke Loessland, through the two villages of Obermehnen and Untermehnen, then through Blasheim and Eikel and finally through the Hollwinkel Wood. As it enters the aforementioned wooded area the stream leaves the territory of Lübbecke and flows for around 700 metres on the land of the borough of Preußisch Oldendorf, before emptying into the Große Aue not far from the village of Hedem.

Just southwest of the Hollwinkel Wood the stream forms the boundary between the boroughs ofLübbecke and Preußisch Oldendorf for around 50 metres. Its catchment area also includes a small part of the parish Hüllhorst because, in the source region, the boundary between the commune of Hüllhorst and the territory of Lübbecke lies somewhat north of the watershed.

The source of the Mehner Bach is located only around 300 metres from the source of the Rehmerloh-Mennighüffer Mühlenbach on the opposite side of the hill crest.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Topographic Information Management, Cologne - NRW GEObasis Division (info)
2. ^ Gemeinde Blasheim (Hrsg.): 1000 Jahre Gemeinde Blasheim, Blasheim, Minden 1969, p.11.