Breitenbeek
The Breitenbeek is a roughly 6.3 km (4 mi) river of Lower Saxony, in the Harz Mountains of central Germany. It is a tributary of the Sperrlutter . It rises at over 620 m in the vicinity of the Rehbergklinik in Oderberg (a part of Sankt Andreasberg). It then flows initially southwards through the Engelsburger Teiche, before it joins the Sperrlutter at 360 m. The Breitenbeek is the largest tributary of the Sperrlutter.
| Breitenbeek | |
|---|---|
 Confluence of the Breitenbeek (l) with the Sperrlutter | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| Location | between Sankt Andreasberg and Bad Lauterberg in the Harz Mountains |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • elevation | over 620 m |
| Mouth | |
• location | Sperrlutter |
• coordinates | 51°39′45″N 10°30′23″E |
• elevation | 360 m |
| Length | over 6 km (3.7 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Sperrlutter→ Oder→ Rhume→ Leine→ Aller→ Weser→ North Sea |
| Waterbodies | Reservoirs: Engelsburger Teiche |
Gallery
The sulphur spring is the best known spring of the Breitenbeek
At the end of the source region are the two Engelsburg ponds
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