Furtbek

The Furtbek is a stream in Hamburg in the outer north-east of the city.

Furtbek
The Furtbek in Bergstedt
Location
Country	Germany
State	Hamburg
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	Saselbek
• coordinates	53.6688°N 10.1117°E / 53.6688; 10.1117
Basin features
Progression	Saselbek→ Alster→ Elbe→ North Sea

Geography

The stream begins at the street of Volksdorfer Damm in the Hamburg quarter of Bergstedt. It then flows westward and joins the Saselbek stream near the nature reserve of Hainesch/Iland, above the Old Mill. The stream name refers to a ford (Furt-) and a small stream (-bek).^[1]

In the lower reaches, the Furtbek has steep banks. Occasionally a kingfisher can be seen there hunting.

Renaturation projects are carried out at some parts of the stream.^[2]