Alf (river)

Alf Alfbach
Course of the Alf ( interactive map )
Data
Water code	EN : 268
location	Eifel Germany Rhineland-Palatinate
River system	Rhine
Drain over	Moselle  → Rhine  → North Sea
source	north of Hörscheid 50 ° 13 ′ 41 ″  N , 6 ° 53 ′ 8 ″  E
Source height	549  m above sea level NHN
muzzle	at Alf in the Moselle Coordinates: 50 ° 3 '26 "  N , 7 ° 7' 43"  E 50 ° 3 '26 "  N , 7 ° 7' 43"  E
Mouth height	95  m above sea level NHN
Height difference	454 m
Bottom slope	8.8 ‰
length	51.9 km
Catchment area	358.146 km²
Left tributaries	Laubach, Diefenbach, Holzbach, Salzbach, Olkenbach, Ewesbach, Kammerbach, Udelsbach, Saalsbach, Üßbach
Right tributaries	Irlenbach, Sammetbach, Demichbach, Elterbach, Hoegbach, Ilbach, Erbach, Scherbach,
Communities	Darscheid , Gillenfeld , Strohn , Bausendorf , Kinderbeuern , Bengel , Alf
White water in the Strohn Gorge near Strohn

The Alf (also: "Alfbach") is a 52 km long, orographically left tributary of the Moselle in Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany .

geography

course

The Alf rises about 1 km northeast of Hörscheid in the Vulkaneifel . From its source at 549  m above sea level. From NHN the Alf flows first in a southerly direction. The first village on your way is Darscheid , on the eastern edge of which it flows past. The next places on their course are Gillenfeld and Strohn . In the following section to Bausendorf the course of the Alf is quite winding. Up until that point, the direction of the river was mainly south, but now it turns east and flows through the villages of Kinderbeuern and Bengel south of the Kondelwald . About 3.5 km down from Bengel it swings abruptly to the north, because a ridge blocks the further way to the east to the Moselle, which is only 500 m away. After breaking through the Moselle mountains , the Alf flows into Alf in the district of Cochem-Zell at 95  m above sea level. NHN in the Moselle.

After a 52 km run with an average bed gradient of 8.6 ‰, the Alf flows 454 meters below its source.

Tributaries

Left tributaries

Right tributaries

Laubach near Gillenfeld at 393  m above sea level. NHN Diefenbach at Sprinker Mühle at 328  m above sea level. NHN Holzbach behind Oberscheidweilermühle at 306  m above sea level. NHN Salzbach at 223  m above sea level NHN Olkenbach near Olkenbach at 188  m above sea level. NHN Ewesbach near Kinderbeuern at 167  m above sea level. NHN Kammerbach between Kinderbeuern and Bengel at 149  m above sea level. NHN Füllersbach near Bengel at 141  m above sea level. NHN Udelsbach near Hammermühle at 130  m above sea level. NHN Saalsbach at 121  m above sea level. NHN Üßbach near Alf-Fabrik at 107  m above sea level. NHN

Irlenbach behind Darscheid at 458  m above sea level. NHN Sammetbach behind Niederscheidweiler 222  m above sea level. NHN Demichbach at 211  m above sea level. NHN Elterbach in front of Kraulsmühle at 198  m above sea level. NHN Hoegbach near Heinzerather Mühle at 193  m above sea level. NHN Ilbach near Bengel at 142  m above sea level. NHN Erbach near Bengel at 142  m above sea level. NHN Scherbach near Bengel at 135  m above sea level. NHN

See also

• List of tributaries of the Moselle

Web links

Commons : Alf (river)  - Collection of images

proof

1. ↑ ^{a b} Topographic map 1: 25,000
2. ↑ ^{a b} GeoExplorer of the Rhineland-Palatinate Water Management Authority ( information ) (query on November 15, 2010)