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tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainag ...

of the

Volme The Volme is a river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and is a tributary of the river Ruhr. It is long, of which about lie within the city limits of Hagen. Its largest tributary is the Ennepe. The Volme rises at above sea level in the sou ...

river in Germany. Its source is at 413 metres above sea-level near ''Brenscheid'', just south of ''Piepersloh'', a part of the city

Lüdenscheid Lüdenscheid () is a city in the Märkischer Kreis district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the Sauerland region. Geography Lüdenscheid is located on the saddle of the watershed between the Lenne and Volme rivers which b ...

. It empties at 270 metres above sea-level into the Volme in ''Brügge'', another part of Lüdenscheid. The Elspe is separated from the Lüdenscheid's built up area by the ''Nurre'' mountain range. It makes two 90° turns. Notable buildings in the Elspe valley are ''Schloß Neuenhof'' (Neuenhof Castle) and the Elspe works of the ''Hueck'' continuous

aluminium Aluminium (aluminum in AmE, American and CanE, Canadian English) is a chemical element with the Symbol (chemistry), symbol Al and atomic number 13. Aluminium has a density lower than those of other common metals, at approximately o ...

casting factory.

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