Ulrichswasser

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Ulrichswasser
UlrichswasserBode.jpg
The Ulrichswasser (left) discharging in the Warme Bode
Location
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
Locationbetween Königskrug and Braunlage in the district of Goslar
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationin the Königsbruch
  coordinates 51°45′00″N10°34′41″E / 51.75°N 10.57806°E / 51.75; 10.57806 Coordinates: 51°45′00″N10°34′41″E / 51.75°N 10.57806°E / 51.75; 10.57806
  elevationca. 760 m above  sea level (NN)
Mouth  
  location
in Braunlage into the Warme Bode
  coordinates
51°44′02″N10°36′36″E / 51.73389°N 10.61°E / 51.73389; 10.61
  elevation
ca. 580 m above  sea level (NN)
Lengthca. 3 km
Basin size3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression Warme BodeBodeSaaleElbeNorth Sea

Ulrichswasser is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Warme Bode in the town of Braunlage in the district of Goslar.

Course

The source region of the Ulrichswasser lies roughly northeast of Königskrug in the Königsbruch marsh at the foot of the Achtermannshöhe ridge at a height of about 760 metres. The stream then descends a height of 180 metres over a distance of 3 km (1.9 mi) before discharging into the Warme Bode at a height of about 580 m above sea level.

The stream is not named after the forester Arthur Ulrichs  [ de ] (1838–1927) as might be supposed. It is described as the Ulmersches Wasser already on a forest map from the 18th century.

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