Derenbach (Bröl)

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Derenbach
Derenbach.jpg
Data
Water code DE : 27268
location North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
River system Rhine
Drain over Bröl  → Sieg  → Rhine  → North Sea
source East of Derenbach
50 ° 48 ′ 40 ″  N , 7 ° 25 ′ 40 ″  E
Source height 262  m above sea level NHN
muzzle Northeast of Bröl in the Bröl coordinates: 50 ° 47 ′ 45 "  N , 7 ° 20 ′ 24"  E 50 ° 47 ′ 45 "  N , 7 ° 20 ′ 24"  E
Mouth height 79  m above sea level NHN
Height difference 183 m
Bottom slope 24 ‰
length 7.7 km
Catchment area 10.815 km²

The Derenbach is a 7.7 km long left tributary of the Bröl in Ruppichteroth ( North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany ).

geography

The stream rises east of the village of Derenbach, which belongs to the municipality of Ruppichteroth, at an altitude of 262  m above sea level. NHN . Flowing to the west, the stream takes on several shorter tributaries. The most important is the 1.8 km long Heidchesbach. After a river stretch of 7.7 km, the stream flows out on the left at 79  m above sea level. NHN in the Bröl . With a height difference of 183 m, the mean bed slope corresponds to 23.8 ‰.

Catchment area and tributaries

The catchment area of the Derenbach is 10.815 km² and drains into the North Sea via Bröl, Sieg and Rhine.

The water catchment area includes the towns of Derenbach, Holenfeld , Schmitzdörfgen, Bechlingen , Hatterscheid , Tanneck , Fußhollen , Litterscheid , Winterscheider Mühle, Winterscheid , Schreckenberg , Stockum , and the submerged early medieval fortification of the race castle .

Tributaries of the Derenbach
Stat. in km
Surname GKZ location Length
in km
EZG
in km²
Mouth
006.20 NN 2726812 right 000.8390 Bechlingen
004.20 Heidchesbach 272682 right 001,7550 0000.9740 Winterscheid
003.70 Counting stream 272684 Left0 001,8860 0001.0200 Winterscheid
002.20 Koenigsbach 272686 Left0 001,9690 0001.4180 Horror Mountain

The brook area between the source and the Winterscheider mill is designated as a biotope .

District road 17 leads through the Derenbach valley . To the south the watershed is formed by the Nutscheid , to the north by the Winterscheider ridge.

Individual evidence

  1. a b German basic map 1: 5000
  2. a b Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW