Volme is a river that flows to the Ruhr. It is 49.8km long. 21.3 of that flows through Hagen.

It begins at 480 m above sea level at the southeastern part of the Ruhr area and flows through the municipalities of Meinerzhagen and Hagen and ends at 91 m above sea level emptying into the Ruhr. In the city of Hagen, the Volme is predominantly canalized, and will be renovated in 2004.

Tributaries

• In Meinerzhagen
  • Melmche
  • Wiebelsaat
• In Kierspe
  • Wehe
  • Schleipe
  • Jubach
  • Kerspe
• In Halver
  • Schlemme
• In Lüdenscheid-Brügge
  • Mintenbecke
  • Elspe
  • Halver
  • Losenbach
  • Linnepe
• In Schalksmühle
  • Klagebach
  • Kleiner Klagebach
  • Hälver
  • Glör
• In Hagen
  • In Rummenohl
    • Wilfesche Bach
    • Sterbecke
    • Selkinghauser Bach
  • In Priorei
    • Epscheider Bach
    • Stapelbach
  • In Dahl
    • Rumscheider Bach
    • Asmecke
    • Hemkerbach
  • In Ambrock
    • Hamper Bach
    • Hebbecke
    • Brunsbecke
    • Lückhofer Bach
    • Kuhweider Bach
    • Buttenhagener Bach
  • In Eilpe
    • Selbecker Bach
  • In Hagen-Mitte
    • Ennepe
  • In Boelerheide
    • Malmkebach

Industrial Development

In the pre-industrial age, numerous mills, smiths, and foundries arose along the Volme, from which the iron industry developed during the 19th and the 20th centuries.