Info point "The river Emmer"

North of the town of Bad Driburg, the river jumps into the Langeland district in the Eggegebirge mountains. From here, the approx. 62 km long Emmer flows through the Steinheimer Mulde and the Schwalenberger Wald as well as the Pyrmont valley basin until it flows into the Weser in the Emmern district of the municipality of Emmerthal. On its way from North Rhine-Westphalia to Lower Saxony, it passes through several villages and takes in water from the tributary systems. Its catchment area covers around 535 km². In some of these villages, it is used to generate hydroelectric power. For example in Hämelschenburg, where it drives the mill wheel and a turbine.