Ellebach

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Ellebach
The Elle, Ellbach
The confluence of the Ellebach in the Rur near Jülich

The confluence of the Ellebach in the Rur near Jülich

Data
Water code DE : 28252
location Germany
River system Rhine
Drain over Rur  → Maas  → Hollands Diep  → North Sea
River basin district Meuse
source south of Kreuzau- Stockheim
50 ° 44 '27 "  N , 6 ° 32' 1"  O
Source height 185  m above sea level NHN
muzzle at Jülich in the Rur coordinates: 50 ° 56 ′ 19 ″  N , 6 ° 20 ′ 44 ″  E 50 ° 56 ′ 19 ″  N , 6 ° 20 ′ 44 ″  E
Mouth height 74  m above sea level NHN
Height difference 111 m
Bottom slope 3.3 ‰
length 33.6 km
Catchment area 112.638 km²
Drain
at the mouth 		MNQ
MQ
 14.02 l / s
88.87 l / s
Medium-sized cities Jülich
Communities Kreuzau, Nörvenich, Merzenich, Niederzier

The Ellebach , also popularly known as Ellbach or (the) Elle , is a 33.6 km long tributary of the Rur in the Düren district in North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany .

geography

course

The stream rises on the former Drover Heide military training area , which is located in the Kreuzau community . The source of the Ellebach is located south of Kreuzau- Stockheim . From there it flows northwards through Merzenich and Niederzier to Jülich , where it flows into the Rur .

The catchment area of the Ellebach amounts to 104.7 km².

Tributaries

  • Kesselgraben ( left ), 1.1 km
  • Hühnerbach ( right ), 4.6 km
  • Hansgraben ( left ), 0.9 km
  • Flow at the five ponds ( right ), 1.7 km
  • Mehlisgraben ( left ), 1.2 km
  • (Brook from) Krauthausen-Jülich Mühlenteich ( right ), 4.6 km
  • Iktebach ( left ), 9.9 km

places

These localities are located in the Düren district on Ellebach :

Street names

In the villages of Rommelsheim, Niederzier and Jülich there is an Ellbachstraße named after the body of water . There is also a street in Merzenich called "An der Elle".

use

The Ellebach was used in the 1970s by one of the Jülich paper mills to discharge sewage.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b German basic map 1: 5000
  2. ↑ a b Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW
  3. ↑ ELWAS card
  4. ↑ It flows into the tributary of the Ellebach, the Mühlengraben in the Ellebach