Hühnerwasser / Chicken Creek Catchment

Location of the catchment

Hühnerwasser / Chicken Creek Catchment

Location

Aerial photograph of the catchment with structural elements

The Chicken Creek artificial watershed is located in the lowlands of northeast Germany. The site falls within the region of Lower Lusatia in the State of Brandenburg, about 150 km southeast of Berlin close to the Polish border and is situated south of Cottbus in the State of Brandenburg (51°36' N 14°16' E). The name deriving from a former small stream (the Hühnerwasser) destroyed by open-cast mining activities during the 1980s.

Catchment size

The catchment has an areas of 6 ha.

Climate

The climate of the region is humid with some sub-continental influence. Minimum temperatures occur in January with an average of -0.8°C; the average maximum temperatur