Erlenbach (Bever)

Erlenbach
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Water code	DE : 273624
location	North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
River system	Rhine
Drain over	Bever  → Wupper  → Rhine  → North Sea
source	At Radevormwald - Böhlefeldshaus 51 ° 12 ′ 26 ″  N , 7 ° 23 ′ 42 ″  E
Source height	386  m above sea level NN
muzzle	In Radevormwald - light oak in the Erlenbach-Vorsperre the Bevertalsperre coordinates: 51 ° 10 '27 "  N , 7 ° 22' 57"  O 51 ° 10 '27 "  N , 7 ° 22' 57"  O
Mouth height	295  m above sea level NN
Height difference	91 m
Bottom slope	19 ‰
length	4.9 km
Catchment area	4,324 km²
Left tributaries	Kreuzbach
Medium-sized cities	Radevormwald

The Erlenbach is a 4.8 kilometer long orographically right tributary of the Bever in Radevormwald .

Location and topography

The stream rises at 386 meters above sea level. NN west of the Radevormwald village Böhlefeldshaus a few meters west of the watershed of the river systems between the Wupper and the Ennepe . It flows through the forest past a medieval smelting site protected as a cultural monument and passes under the federal road 229 at Grüne .

Flowing past an industrial area , the Erlenbach crosses under the high embankment of the disused Wuppertal Railway and passes a series of rain retention basins in the industrial area. Behind an old quarry he reaches the remote location of the same name Erlenbach , where he feeds three large ponds. At the confluence of the Kreuzbach , the Erlenbach passes under the K11 district road.

After receiving a flow from the Hönder Siepen and the Bruchfelder Siepen, the Erlenbach circles the Hönderbruch farm and flows east past the Lichteneichen farm. A few meters further on it flows out at 296 meters above sea level. NN in the Erlenbach pre-lock of the Bevertalsperre .

The most important tributaries are the Kreuzbach , the Hönder Siepen and the Bruchfelder Siepen.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} German basic map 1: 5000
2. ↑ ^{a b} River Area Geoinformation System of the Wupper Association (FluGGS Wupper)