Erkensruhr (Rur)

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Erkensruhr
Wüstebach (upper course, above confluence with Püngelbach)
Data
Water code DE : 28218
location Westeifel
  • Rureifel
    • Rur-Urft-Olef Valleys
      • Moschau-Rurberger Rurtal

Germany

River system Rhine
Drain over Rur  → Maas  → Hollands Diep  → North Sea
source On the Monschau municipality on the B 258 , about 9 km southeast of the town center,
50 ° 30 ′ 7 ″  N , 6 ° 20 ′ 8 ″  E
Source height approx.  616  m above sea level NHN
muzzle In Einruhr in the Rur ( Obersee ) coordinates: 50 ° 34 '52 "  N , 6 ° 22' 44"  E 50 ° 34 '52 "  N , 6 ° 22' 44"  E
Mouth height approx.  307  m above sea level NHN
Height difference approx. 309 m
Bottom slope approx. 25 ‰
length 12.3 km
Catchment area 42.073 km²
Drain
at the mouth 		MNQ
MQ
 65.99 l / s
882.16 l / s
The Erkenruhr and its tributaries

The Erkenruhr and its tributaries

The Erkensruhr is a 12.3 km long right tributary of the Rur in the North Rhine-Westphalian city ​​region of Aachen , Germany . The upper course of the stream above the confluence of the Püngelbach is also called the Wüstebach.

geography

course

The Erkensruhr rises on the edge of the municipality of Monschau on the B 258 , about 9 km southeast of the town center and 1 km north of the border with Belgium . The source is 616  m above sea level. NHN on the northwest slope of an unnamed knoll ( 631.5  m above sea level ) in the Pafferscheid forest in the Rureifel .

Flowing primarily in northerly directions, the brook first flows through the nature reserves Wüstebachtal and Erkensruhrtal with tributaries and rocks on the Oberseeufer , the Hirschrott and Finkenauel settlements and the Simmerath district of Erkensruhr before it flows south of Einruhr at 307  m above sea level. NHN flows into the Obersee on the right . An average bed gradient of 25 ‰ is calculated from the height difference of around 309 meters.

Catchment area and tributaries

Its 42 km² catchment area drains the Erkensruhr via the Rur, Maas and Hollands Diep to the North Sea .

Tributaries of the Erkensruhr (in the direction of flow)
Surname GKZ location Length
in km 		EZG
in km²
Stubble 28218- ?? Left0 000.9000 ?
Schwarzbach 28218-12 right 002.4910 ?
Viehbach 28218-14 right 001.8030 ?
Hollersief 28218-16 right 001.0410 ?
Mühlenbach 28218-18 right 002.5360 ?
Püngelbach 28218-2 Left0 004.0670 0004,2350
Mückenbach 28218-4 right 004,1820 0007.1920
Sauerbach 28218-6 right 004,4230 0010.0840
Notes on the table
  1. ↑ Water code number , in Germany the official river code number with a separator inserted after the prefix for better readability, which stands for the common receiving water of Erkensruhr .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ewald Glässer: Geographical land survey: The natural space units on sheet 122/123 Cologne / Aachen. Federal Institute for Regional Studies, Bad Godesberg 1978. →  Online map (PDF; 8.7 MB)
  2. ↑ a b German basic map 1: 5000
  3. ↑ a b c Water directory of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection NRW 2010 (XLS; 4.67 MB) ( Notes )
  4. ↑ ELWAS card
  5. ^ "Wüstebachtal" nature reserve in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia , accessed on January 29, 2019.
  6. ↑ Nature reserve "Erkensruhrtal with tributaries and rocks on the Oberseeufer" in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection of North Rhine-Westphalia , accessed on January 29, 2019.