Millstream

Millstream may refer to:

See also

Mølleåen

Mølleåen, also Mølleå, sometimes translated as the Millstream, is a small river in North Zealand, Denmark, which runs 36 kilometres (22 mi) from the west of Bastrup Sø near Lynge to the Øresund between Taarbæk and Skodsborg. The valley contains several country houses and a series of mills which initiated Denmark's industrial development.

Course

The source of the river is Hettings Mose between the lakes of Buresø and Bastrup Sø. Over the next 30 kilometres (19 mi), the river drops 29 metres (95 ft) until it reaches the sea. After Bastrup Sø, the river runs through a swampy area to Farum Sø. Thereafter, for a period it becomes "Fiskebæk Å", passing under the Lyngby Motorway and Frederiksborgsvej before reaching Denmark's deepest lake, Furesø, with a depth of 38 metres (125 ft).

After passing through Frederksdal Storskov, the river runs under Nybrovej until it meets the lake of Lyngby Sø. Between here and the sea, the river falls a further 20 m (66 ft), providing excellent opportunities for water mills. The river winds through the gardens of Sorgenfri Palace to Fuglevad water mill which later became part of the Brede Copper Works. It then proceeds past Øhrholm and Ravneholm to Nymølle which hammered out copper and brass from the mid-17th century. The river then continues to the north past the Frilandsmuseum and on to Brede Museum. It then flows under the Helsingør Motorway to Stampen where there used to be a textile factory, a flour mill and a bakery. After passing through Raadvad, the Millstream finally arrives at Strandmøllen before reaching the Øresund.

Millstream (Greyhawk)

In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, the Millstream is a wide stream that runs north to south through the Free City of Greyhawk. The stream emerges from underground, beneath the former home of Sir Bluto Sans Pite in the High Quarter, across High Street into the Garden Quarter, then into Clerkburg, where it is straddled by the Bridge of Entwined Hearts. The Millstream crosses the Processional into the Foreign Quarter, where it divides the Burrow Heights and Midnight's Muddle neighborhoods. The stream moves on into the Slum and Thieves' Quarters, when it goes underground near the Greyhawk Public Bathhouse. The stream emerges once more outside the city walls, where it continues to flow south.

The Millstream, along with the Processional and city walls, is a very important feature of Greyhawk. The stream powers the mills at both New Mill College and the Old Mill, and provides a ready source of water should the city ever be besieged.