Elspebach
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Elspebach Elspe ; in the upper reaches: Schwartmecke in the middle course: Öhne / Oedinger Bach |
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| Water code | DE : 276634 | |
| location | North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany | |
| River system | Rhine | |
| Drain over | Lenne → Ruhr → Rhine → North Sea | |
| source | For Schwartmecke 51 ° 11 ′ 28 ″ N , 8 ° 8 ′ 13 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 439 m above sea level NHN | |
| muzzle | At Grevenbrück in the Lenne coordinates: 51 ° 8 ′ 40 ″ N , 8 ° 1 ′ 17 ″ E 51 ° 8 ′ 40 ″ N , 8 ° 1 ′ 17 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 244 m above sea level NHN | |
| Height difference | approx. 195 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 16 ‰ | |
| length | 12.1 km | |
| Catchment area | 42.477 km² | |
| Residents in the catchment area | approx. 5,000 | |
The Elspebach (also Elspe ) is a 12.06 km long right tributary of the Lenne in North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany . In the upper reaches the creek is called Schwartmecke , in the middle course Oedinger Bach and Öhne .
geography
The Elspebach rises as a Schwartmecke west of Schwartmecke at an altitude of 439 m above sea level. NHN . The source is not far from Bundesstraße 55 am Sattel between Brammberg (529.2 m) in the north and Schneiderkopf (556.9 m) in the south. From here it initially flows in a south-westerly direction, but turns south after about a kilometer. The stream continues in this direction as far as Oedingen . With the mouth of the Brenscher Bach , the name changes to Oedinger Bach , also called Öhne . From Oedingen the stream flows back to the southwest.
After about 2.5 km of the river, the stream reaches Oberelspe . The Burbecke joins here on the left . From the mouth the stream is now called Elspebach . About 2 km below Oberelspe, the brook turns to the northwest and reaches Elspe . Earlier barriers between Oberelspe and Elspe were removed and the stream was renatured. At the mouth of the Bremker Bach , the brook turns again to the southwest and after another 2.7 km flows into the Lenne on the right . The mouth is at an altitude of 244 m above sea level. NHN .
On its 12.06 km long path, the brook overcomes a height difference of 195 m, which corresponds to a mean bed gradient of 16.2 ‰. It drains a 42.477 km² catchment area via the Lenne, Ruhr and Rhine to the North Sea .
Tributaries
The most important tributaries of the Elspebach are Burbecke and Melbecke . The Burbecke has the largest catchment area with 7.986 km² and the Melbecke is the longest tributary with 5.2 km in length. In the following, the tributaries of the Elspebach are named with their mouth location, length, size of the catchment area, mouth height and river code number (DGKZ).
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location | Length in km |
EZG in km² |
Mouth height in m above sea level NHN |
GKZ |
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| NN | Left | 1.5 | 345 | 276634 12 | |
| Brensche | Left | 2.8 | 4.988 | 332 | 276634 2 |
| Kettlersbach | right | 3.7 | 317 | 276634 34 | |
| NN | right | 1.7 | 297 | 276634 36 | |
| Burbecke | Left | 3.7 | 7.986 | 295 | 276634 4 |
| Bermkebach | Left | 1.9 | 284 | 276634 52 | |
| Bremkerbach | right | 4.3 | 4.074 | 268 | 276634 6 |
| Seilmecke | right | 2.0 | 267 | 276634 72 | |
| Melbecke | right | 5.2 | 5.395 | 249 | 276634 8 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d German basic map 1: 5000
- ↑ a b c d Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( information )
- ↑ Elspebach can flow ( memento of the original dated November 1, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Sauerlandkurier from October 29, 2012
