▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁as ▁a ▁wat erm ill , ▁power ed ▁by ▁the ▁Wi pper aller ▁stream . ▁This ▁stream ▁r ises ▁on ▁the ▁r idge ▁of ▁the ▁Vors fel der ▁Wer der ▁near ▁Ho it lingen . ▁It ▁still ▁dra ins ▁the ▁g ently ▁s lop ing , ▁exp anse ▁of ▁the ▁Wi pper te ich ▁bow l ▁today ▁and ▁flows ▁down ▁into ▁the ▁Dr ö ml ing . ▁After ▁about ▁ 1 1   km ▁the ▁Wi pper aller ▁dis charg es ▁into ▁the ▁All er ▁near ▁Wolf s burg - V ors fel de . ▁Because ▁the ▁Wi pper aller ▁is ▁only ▁a ▁small ▁stream , ▁it ▁is ▁likely ▁that ▁the ▁Wi pper te ich ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁dam med ▁by ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges . ▁The ▁exit ▁to ▁the ▁p ond ▁enables ▁the ▁mill ▁to ▁be ▁operated ▁all ▁year ▁round ▁even ▁in ▁times ▁of ▁low ▁precip itation . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 1 ▁however ▁the ▁p ond ▁did ▁run ▁dry . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁The ▁first ▁recorded ▁mention ▁of ▁the ▁W ipp erm ühle ▁is ▁in ▁ 1 3 6 6 ▁in ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁lev ies ▁drawn ▁up ▁by ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Brun sw ick , ▁which ▁says : ▁De ▁mole ▁up ▁de me ▁w i pper be ke ▁gh ift ▁VI . sol ▁( The ▁mill ▁on ▁the ▁Wi pper bach ▁gives ▁ 6 ▁sch ill ings ). ▁The ▁villages ▁of ▁the ▁Vors fel der ▁Wer der ▁were ▁required ▁to ▁pay ▁lev ies ▁to ▁the