The Emscher is a relatively small river flowing through the Ruhr area in North Rhine-Westphalia in western Germany. Its total length is 84km, its average discharge near the mouth into the lower Rhine river is 16 cumecs (cubic metres per second). Map of the Ruhr Area The Ruhr Area (German Ruhrgebiet or, colloquially, Ruhrpott) is an urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, consisting of a number of large industrial cities bordered by the rivers Ruhr to the south, Rhine to the west, and Lippe to the north. ... Jump to: navigation, search North Rhine-Westphalia (German: Nordrhein-Westfalen, short: NRW) is the largest in population (though only fourth in area) among Germanys 16 federal states. ... Jump to: navigation, search At 1,320 km (820 miles), the Rhine (German Rhein, French Rhin, Dutch Rijn, Romansch: Rein) is one of the longest rivers in Europe. ...

The Emscher has its source east of the city of Dortmund and then flows west through the Ruhr area. Being in the geographical centre of this vast industrial area of 5 million inhabitants, the river is biologically dead, as it was already transformed into an open waste water canal in the end of the 19th century. Due to the downward movements of the soil as a consequence of the mining industry, the natural course of the river could not be maintained; its mouth into the Rhine had to be relocated to the north twice throughout the decades. A huge modern sewage treatment plant at its mouth ensures that the water of the Emscher enters the Rhine in an acceptable quality. Map of Germany showing Dortmund Dortmund is a city in Germany, located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. ... Map of the Ruhr Area The Ruhr Area (German Ruhrgebiet or, colloquially, Ruhrpott) is an urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, consisting of a number of large industrial cities bordered by the rivers Ruhr to the south, Rhine to the west, and Lippe to the north. ... Jump to: navigation, search At 1,320 km (820 miles), the Rhine (German Rhein, French Rhin, Dutch Rijn, Romansch: Rein) is one of the longest rivers in Europe. ... Jump to: navigation, search At 1,320 km (820 miles), the Rhine (German Rhein, French Rhin, Dutch Rijn, Romansch: Rein) is one of the longest rivers in Europe. ...

Since the beginning of the 1990s, a huge renaturation project for the Emscher river has been established. For the sewage, a large subterranean pipe is currently being constructed all along the course of the river. A first section of the river is currently being subject to renaturation in the city of Dortmund. The total project comprises costs of several billion Euros and is to be finished by the year 2014. Map of Germany showing Dortmund Dortmund is a city in Germany, located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. ...

The Emscher river in northern Essen

Sources: www.emschergenossenschaft.de [Essen], german for Meal [essen], german for eat Essen is the name of the following places: Essen, Germany, one of the major cities of the Ruhr area Essen, Belgium Essen, Netherlands, a village in the province of Groningen German: to eat, eating, food This is a disambiguation page — a navigational...