Berndebach

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Berndebach
Data
Water code DE : 276664224
location Germany
River system Rhine
Drain over Nuttmecke  → Oester  → Else  → Lenne  → Ruhr  → Rhine  → North Sea
source at the Ebbe forestry house
51 ° 9 ′ 6 ″  N , 7 ° 48 ′ 30 ″  E
Source height approx.  583  m above sea level NHN
muzzle in Attendorn - Nuttmecke in die Nuttmecke Coordinates: 51 ° 9 ′ 38 ″  N , 7 ° 51 ′ 5 ″  E 51 ° 9 ′ 38 ″  N , 7 ° 51 ′ 5 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  321  m above sea level NHN
Height difference approx. 262 m
Bottom slope approx. 60 ‰
length 4.4 km
Catchment area 6.687 km²
Discharge
A Eo : 6.687 km²
at the mouth 		MNQ
MQ
Mq
 		15.98 l / s
163.05 l / s
24.4 l / (s km²)
Small towns Attendorn

The Berndebach is a four and a half kilometers long, southwest and left tributary of the Nuttmecke in the area of ​​the city of Attendorn in the North Rhine-Westphalian district of Olpe .

geography

course

The Berndebach rises south of the forester's house Ebbe at an altitude of about 583  m above sea level. NHN in a forest in the Berndebachtal nature reserve .

From its source , the stream in the nature reserve flows first a good two kilometers in a southeastern direction and then a good one kilometer in a northeastern direction through a wooded valley. To the east of the Hebberge corridor, it is strengthened on the left by the Apoller Siepen .

The Berndebach then reaches the Attendorn district of Lichtringhausen and flows through the village in an almost eastern direction. At the eastern edge of the village, the Biekebach, coming from the south, flows to him on his right .

Shortly thereafter, the Berndebach crosses under the L 697 ( Plettenberger Straße ), runs in a north-northeast direction parallel to the country road along a series of small ponds and finally flows into the Attendorn district of Nuttmecke at an altitude of about 262  m above sea level. NHN from the left into the Nuttmecke .

The approximately 4.4 km long course of the Berndebach ends about 262 meters below its source, so it has an average bed gradient of about 60 ‰.

Catchment area

The 6.687 km² catchment area of ​​the Berndebach is drained through it via the Nuttmecke, the Oester , the Else , the Lenne, the Ruhr and the Rhine to the North Sea.

It borders

  • in the northeast to the catchment area of ​​the Nuttmecke
  • in the east to that of the Bremgebach , which drains over the Bigge into the Lenne
  • in the southeast to that of the Eckenbach , which flows into the Bigge
  • in the southwest to that of the Wesebach , which drains over the Ihne into the Bigge
  • and in the north to that of the Oester.

The catchment area is almost entirely forested.

Tributaries

Nature reserve

Along the creek between its source and the Attendorner district Lichtringhausen the 36.07 is ha large nature reserve Berndebachtal .

References and comments

  1. ↑ a b c Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( information )
  2. ↑ a b ELWAS specialist information system, Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Agriculture, Nature and Consumer Protection North Rhine-Westphalia ( notes )
  3. ↑ According to ELWAS, the Berndebach flows into the Biekebach , where it is only 3.7 km long, an EZG of 3.13 km² and an MQ of 74.89 l / s. According to the DGK5, however, the body of water retains the name Berndebach .
  4. ↑ self-measurement
  5. ↑ According to ELWAS, the Biekebach is a total of 2.9 km long and has an EZG of 6.687 km² and an MQ of 163.05 l / s.