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Parthe watershed | ||
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The Parthe watershed is located Southeast of Leipzig, Germany and covers an area of 360 km². The Parthe River discharges in the Weisse Elster River. The studyarea is defined by the basin of gauge Thekla, which is located 10 km upstream from the river mouth. The mean annual precipitation is 660 mm and the mean annual potential evaporation reaches 630 mm (weather station Brandis, 1981 - 1997; corrected precipitation data; potential evaporation after Turc-Wendling). The subsurface is predominantly formed by moraine material. Bedrock, mainly Porphyr of the Nordsaechsische Vulkanitkomplex, is only present in the southern and eastern part of the area. The moraine sediments are between 1 - 20 m thick and they are covered by a aproximately one meter thick layer of aeolic sand-loess material. The elevation varies between 113 m at the studyarea outlet and 229 m in the Southeast. The relief is flat in most parts of the studyarea. The Parthe watershed is charcterized by intensive agriculture. About two thirds of the total area of the watershed are used by agriculture, 15 % are residential areas, 15 % are covered by forest and about 1 % are water areas. |
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