Bruchbach (Hessel)

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Bruchbach
Data
Water code EN : 3162
location District of Gütersloh , North Rhine-Westphalia ( Germany )
River system Ems
Drain over Hessel  → Ems  → North Sea
source in Kleekamp at the foot of the Teutoburg Forest
52 ° 5 ′ 58 ″  N , 8 ° 15 ′ 11 ″  E
Source height approx.  115  m above sea level NHN
muzzle at Oesterweg in the Hessel coordinates: 52 ° 2 '9 "  N , 8 ° 12' 34"  E 52 ° 2 '9 "  N , 8 ° 12' 34"  E
Mouth height approx.  69  m above sea level NHN
Height difference approx. 46 m
Bottom slope approx. 5.5 ‰
length 8.3 km
Catchment area 19.139 km²
Left tributaries Rolfbach , Halstenbecker Bach , Oberwiesengraben
Medium-sized cities Versmold
Small towns Borgholzhausen

The Bruchbach is an 8.3 km long, northern and orographically right tributary of the Hessel in the area of ​​the North Rhine-Westphalian district of Gütersloh .

The Bruchbach rises west of Borgholzhausen in the Kleekamp district . Shortly after it has flowed into the Salzenteichs Heide nature reserve , it crosses the border to the town of Versmold , continues on its way south to south-west and first takes the Rolfbach , then the Halstenbeck Bach and a few dozen meters before its mouth also the Oberwiesengraben on the left. East of the Versmold district of Oesterweg , it flows into the Ems tributary Hessel .

Individual evidence

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