Dhunn River

General data

Water type: River
Progression: Wupper River (Wipper) -> Rhine -> Waal -> Upper Merwede (Boven Merwede) -> Lower Merwede (Beneden Merwede) -> Old Meuse (Oude Maas) -> Het Scheur -> Nieuwe Waterweg (New Waterway) -> North Sea -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Continental
Continents: Europe
Countries: Germany

Description

Dhünn is a 40 km (25 mi)-long river located in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Its main source is near Wipperfürth in the Bergisches Land area. It runs in a south-westerly direction, and its mouth into the river Wupper is near Leverkusen, appr. 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Cologne. By diverting the river bed of the Dhünn around the Sensenhammer weir in April 2010, it was declared the first barrier-free river in North Rhine-Westphalia. This means that the 24 km (15 mi)-long stretch of the river from the mouth into the Wupper to the Großen Dhünn dam is accessible without obstacles for fish and microbes. Fish can now migrate again freely to their spawning grounds.

Dhunn River

General data

Description

Artificial lakes

Great Dhunn Reservoir (Grosse Dhunntalsperre)

Catches