Ahrbach (Gelbach)

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Ahrbach
The Ahrbach south of Heiligenroth

The Ahrbach south of Heiligenroth

Data
Water code DE : 258944
location Westerwald

Germany

River system Rhine
Drain over Gelbach  → Lahn  → Rhine  → North Sea
source in the Westerwald near Ettinghausen
50 ° 31 ′ 1 ″  N , 7 ° 51 ′ 54 ″  E
Source height 423  m above sea level NN
muzzle to Wirzenborn from the left in the Gelbach coordinates: 50 ° 25 '49 "  N , 7 ° 52' 9"  E 50 ° 25 '49 "  N , 7 ° 52' 9"  E
Mouth height 192  m above sea level NN
Height difference 231 m
Bottom slope 18 ‰
length 12.7 km
Catchment area 26.796 km²

The Ahrbach is a brook in the Westerwald . It is an almost thirteen kilometer long and left tributary of the Gelbach .

geography

course

The Ahrbach rises at an altitude of 423  m above sea level. NHN in the Westerwald near Ettinghausen . It flows in a northerly direction and finally flows shortly after Wirzenborn at an altitude of 192  m above sea level. NHN from the left into the Gelbach.

Tributaries

  • Ettinghauserbach ( left ), south of Ettinghausen
  • Oberdorfbach ( right ), in Oberahr
  • Mittelbach ( left ), in Oberahr
  • Wolfsholzer Bach ( left ), 2.2 km
  • Langwieserbach ( left ), 1.0 km
  • Ruppbach ( left ), 1.2 km
  • Holbach ( left ), 1.9 km

places

From its source to its mouth it flows through the following places:

Wallmerod Association

Verbandsgemeinde Montabaur

Water quality

Today the Ahrbach serves as a receiving water for the adjacent open- cast clay pits Kannebäckerland . The surface water is pumped into the stream so that it is colored white almost all year round by the clay minerals. In addition, there appears to be another problem associated with these discharges. In a letter from the Structure and Approval Directorate North from 56003 Koblenz under file number 312-608 to the fishing rights of the Gelbach (into which the Ahrbach flows) and the Ahrbach, it says: "According to the test results now available, the PCDD / F levels were and dl-PCB in the muscle meat of the river trout from the Gelbach with lengths above the minimum (28 to 35 cm total length) with values ​​between 7.49 and 13.87 pg / g. The legally permissible maximum level is 6.5 pg / g. .. The substances mentioned are suspected of being mutagenic, teratogenic and carcinogenic. " and "The analysis results show a critical pollution of the examined species not only in the Gelbach, but also in the tributaries, although this is relatively inconsistent and does not reflect the pollution of the suspended matter evenly."

Previous economic importance

There are several watermills on the Ahrbach . At Boden the Bodener Mühle and the Wiesenmühle , at Ruppach-Goldhausen the Goldhäuser Mühle and at Heiligenroth the Schlatmühle , the Sabelsmühle and the ruins of the Hermoltermühle . Today (2015) nothing more of the Hermoltermühle (Hermoldermühle) can be found, the ruins have been removed. The Sabelsmühle is now used as a house with horses. The Mühlbach belonging to the Sabelsmühle no longer exists. The Schlatmühle is different: the building is a listed building and has been lovingly renovated by the current owners. The old mill fixtures in today's apartments have been preserved.

Web links

Commons : Ahrbach  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Topographic map 1: 25,000
  2. ↑ a b GeoExplorer of the Rhineland-Palatinate water management authority ( information ) (accessed on November 15, 2010)

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