Berkelbach
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Water code | DE : 2761112 | |
location | North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany | |
River system | Rhine | |
Drain over | Ruhr → Rhine → North Sea | |
source | North of Winterberg 51 ° 12 ′ 41 ″ N , 8 ° 31 ′ 33 ″ E |
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Source height | 690 m above sea level NHN | |
muzzle | North of Winterberg in the Ruhr Coordinates: 51 ° 13 '32 " N , 8 ° 32' 4" E 51 ° 13 '32 " N , 8 ° 32' 4" E |
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Mouth height | 607 m above sea level NHN | |
Height difference | 83 m | |
Bottom slope | 44 ‰ | |
length | 1.9 km | |
Catchment area | 1.446 km² |
The Berkelbach is a 1.9 km long orographically left tributary of the Ruhr in Winterberg , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany .
geography
The Berkelbach rises about 1.3 km north of Winterberg on the eastern flank of the southern summit of the Vorderen Kuhlenberg at an altitude of 690 m above sea level. NHN . The stream flows mainly in northerly directions through an uninhabited valley, only accompanied by a farm road on the right side of the stream. After about half of its way, the Berkelbach is dammed by a pond. After a river stretch of 1.9 km, the stream flows out at 607 m above sea level. NHN on the left into the Ruhr . The mouth is about 2.7 km north of Winterberg.
With a height difference of 83 m, the mean bed slope is 43.7 ‰. The 1.446 km² catchment area is drained via the Ruhr and Rhine to the North Sea.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b German basic map 1: 5000
- ↑ a b Water directory of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection NRW 2006 ( Memento from February 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 1.03 MB)