Benfe (Eder)

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Benfe
The Benfe near the forester's house Ludwigseck, about 5.2 stream kilometers from the confluence with the Eder

The Benfe near the forester's house Ludwigseck ,
about 5.2  stream kilometers before the confluence with the Eder

Data
Water code DE : 428114
location District of Siegen-Wittgenstein , North Rhine-Westphalia ( Germany )
River system Weser
Drain over Eder  → Fulda  → Weser  → North Sea
source in the Rothaargebirge near Benfe
50 ° 55 ′ 46 ″  N , 8 ° 12 ′ 20 ″  E
Source height approx.  620  m above sea level NHN
muzzle in Erndtebrück in the Eder coordinates: 50 ° 59 ′ 23 "  N , 8 ° 15 ′ 22"  E 50 ° 59 ′ 23 "  N , 8 ° 15 ′ 22"  E
Mouth height approx.  475  m above sea level NHN
Height difference approx. 145 m
Bottom slope approx. 13 ‰
length approx. 11.2 km
Catchment area approx. 19.5 km²
Left tributaries see below
Right tributaries see below
Communities Erndtebrück

The Benfe is a 11.2 km long, southern and orographically right tributary of the Eder in the district of Siegen-Wittgenstein , North Rhine-Westphalia ( Germany ).

course

The Benfe rises and runs in the Sauerland-Rothaargebirge Nature Park . Your source is located in the southwest part of the Rothaargebirge about 2.5 km west-southwest of Benfe , a municipality part of Erndtebrück , and about 700 meters south-southwest of the Ederkopf located Eder source . It is located in the forest a little northwest of the summit region of the Rauhen Kopf ( Rauer Kopf ; 640.7  m above sea  level ) at an altitude of around 620  m . The Eisenstrasse of the Rothaargebirge leads past a little to the southwest as part of the state road  722 ; The Ederquelle hikers' car park (approx.  655  m ) is located on the road around 560 m west-northwest of the Benfequelle .

The Benfe initially runs - passing the Aukopf ( 644.9  m ) in the north and gradually leaving the wooded area - in an easterly direction to the village of Benfe, around this and also the Jagdberg ( 634.5  m ) in a long left-hand bend to the east; it passes the Weibelskopf ( 620.7  m ) to the east . From then on she runs to the north through a narrow and not very populated valley, where inter alia the forested mountains Supreme Henn ( 675.9  m ) to the west and birch hedge ( 661.1  m ) and Ebschloh ( 686.3  m happened) to the east . In this area, the stream, which has a relatively low gradient and is straightened in sections, forms a few meanders over a stretch of about 2.5 km in the direction of the eponymous core town of Erndtebrück .

Finally, the Benfe reaches the location Erndtebrück, where about 100 m after passing under the federal highway 62 to approximately 475  m height in the zoom from the southwest flowing upper reaches of the Eder (influx of Fulda ) opens . The Benfewasser thus overcomes a height of about 150  m from the source to the mouth, which is located between the Eder river kilometers 164.2 and 164.3 .

  • Benfebach, below the headwaters and shortly before passing through a fire water pond at the "Katzenwiese"

  • Benfe meander between Ludwigseck and Erndtebrück

  • The river Benfe flows into the Eder in Erndtebrück

Catchment area and tributaries

The catchment area of the Benfe is about 19.5 km². Looking downstream, their tributaries include:

Surname page Length
( km )
Lützelbach Left 1.60
Beierbach Left 1.45
Dörnbach Left 3.60
Seebach Left 3.25
Hackenbracht Left 1.10
Bärenbach Left 0.90
Rammelsbach right 1.50

Localities

Villages on the Benfe are (viewed downstream):

Traffic and walking

The state road  720 runs along the Benfe, which runs from the direction of Walpersdorf / Eisenstrasse of the Rothaargebirge through the village of Benfe and then to Erndtebrück; there the stream crosses the federal highway 62 . The upper reaches of the Benfe crosses the Rothaarsteig in Benfe-Waldheim , and the meander path runs along the stream .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Topographic map 1: 25,000
  2. ↑ a b c d e f Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( information )