Gelmke | |
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![]() The Gelmke just upstream of the E 11 trail | |
Location | |
Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
Reference no. | DE: 48214 |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | 1.45 km (0.90 mi) ENE of the Dicker Kopf in the Harz |
• elevation | ca. 510 m above sea level (NN) |
Mouth | |
• location | near Oker (Goslar) into the Abzucht |
• coordinates | 51°54′36″N 10°28′34″E / 51.910°N 10.476°E |
Length | ca. 6 km (3.7 mi) |
Basin size | 4.6 km2 (1.8 sq mi) [1] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Abzucht→ Oker→ Aller→ Weser→ North Sea |
Tributaries | |
• right | unnamed stream on the Brautstein |
The Gelmke is a small stream, roughly 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) long, and right-hand tributary of the Abzucht in Lower Saxony, Germany. The stream flows through part of the town of Goslar.
The Gelmke rises in the Gelmke Valley (Gelmketal) at about 610 m above sea level (NN). Its source lies east-northeast of the hill known as the Dicker Kopf (668 m) and north of the Eichenberg (670 m).[2] It flows initially northwards through a densely wooded valley, where it is crossed by the E 11 European long-distance trail before emerging into open fields and swinging east, just above the old Goslar sewage ponds. It then heads north again to join the Abzucht near Goslar station.[2]