The Kalte Bode is the left-hand headstream of the
Bode in the High
Harz
The Harz (), also called the Harz Mountains, is a highland area in northern Germany. It has the highest elevations for that region, and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia. The name ''Harz'' der ...
Mountains in the German state of
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt ( ; ) is a States of Germany, state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of
and has a population of 2.17 million inhabitants, making it the List of German states ...
. It is long.
Name
The names of the Warme and Kalte Bode ("Warm" and "Cold" Bode) come from their actual temperature difference of about 2 °C.
Course
The Kalte Bode rises in the Upper Harz at the foot of its highest mountain, the legendary
Brocken
The Brocken, also sometimes referred to as the Blocksberg, is a mountain near Schierke in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, between the rivers Weser River, Weser and Elbe. The highest peak in the Harz mountain range, and in Northern Germany, ...
, in the southern part of the so-called ''Brockenfeld'', on the border with
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a States of Germany, German state (') in Northern Germany, northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ' of the Germany, Federal Re ...
, north of
Braunlage. Immediately nearby are the sources of the
Warme Bode, the
Ecker and the
Oder
The Oder ( ; Czech and ) is a river in Central Europe. It is Poland's second-longest river and third-longest within its borders after the Vistula and its largest tributary the Warta. The Oder rises in the Czech Republic and flows through wes ...
. The Kalte Bode flow initially eastwards to
Schierke, along the northern slopes of the
Wurmberg. In Schierke it changes direction and heads south.
In the ''Elendstal'', a wild and romantic valley between Schierke and
Elend, the Kalte Bode has to carry the huge quantities of water that run into this short section of river in spring. A few kilometres beyond Elend it is impounded in the Mandelholz
retention basin
A retention basin, sometimes called a retention pond, wet detention basin, or storm water management pond (SWMP), is an artificial pond with vegetation around the perimeter and a permanent pool of water in its design. It is used to manage ...
, before being united with the Warme Bode beyond Königshütte below the ruins of
Königsburg to form the Bode.
Tributaries
See also
*
List of rivers of Saxony-Anhalt
A list of rivers of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany:
A
* Aland
* Aller
* Allerbach, tributary of the Rappbode (Rappbode Auxiliary Dam)
* Allerbach, tributary of the Warme Bode
* Alte Elbe
B
* Bauerngraben
* Beber
* Biese
* Black Elster
* Bode
* Born-Dor ...
External links
The Kalte Bode in the Harz
The Bode Gorge{{in lang, de
Rivers of Saxony-Anhalt
Rivers of the Harz
Rivers of Germany