Seebek

Coordinates: 53°35′24″N 10°03′55″E / 53.5900°N 10.0654°E / 53.5900; 10.0654
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Seebek
The Seebek on the boundary of the Barmbek and Bramfeld districts of Hamburg
Location
CountryGermany
StateHamburg
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationBramfelder See
Mouth 
 • location
Osterbek
 • coordinates
53°35′24″N 10°03′55″E / 53.5900°N 10.0654°E / 53.5900; 10.0654
Basin features
ProgressionOsterbekAlsterElbeNorth Sea

The Seebek is a small stream in Hamburg, Germany, which flows from the lake of the Bramfelder See in a southerly direction.

After about 3 kilometres it discharges into the Osterbek. The stream is also known locally as the Grenzbach ('border stream' - it forms the boundary between Bramfeld and Barmbek in Hamburg) has a good water quality. In the 1980s the streambed was largely returned to a near-natural condition after it had previously largely degenerated into a concrete drainage ditch. Today the stream provides an outstanding habitat for many small animals. The process of renaturisation had not finished; since March 2005 NABU has run Project Eisvogel (Eisvogel = 'kingfisher') especially to improve the water flow through the Seebek.

Since 1959 Seebek has also been the name of an Alster steamer.

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