Esselbach (Salwey)
| Esselbach | ||
 Esselbach in Cobbenrode |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | DE : 2761684 | |
| location | Hochsauerlandkreis , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany | |
| River system | Rhine | |
| Drain over | Salwey → Wenne → Ruhr → Rhine → North Sea | |
| source | South of Cobbenrobe as Vossel 51 ° 10 '48 " N , 8 ° 9' 44" O |
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| Source height | 499 m above sea level NHN | |
| muzzle | At Eslohe in the Salwey coordinates: 51 ° 15 '35 " N , 8 ° 10' 29" E 51 ° 15 '35 " N , 8 ° 10' 29" E |
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| Mouth height | 296 m above sea level NHN | |
| Height difference | 203 m | |
| Bottom slope | 20 ‰ | |
| length | 10.4 km | |
| Catchment area | 26.633 km² | |
The Esselbach is a 10.4 km long right tributary of the Salwey in the North Rhine-Westphalian Hochsauerlandkreis , Germany .
geography
According to the water station map of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, the Esselbach rises as Vossel about 2.2 km south of Cobbenrode on the northern flank of the 562.5 m high Herscheid about 800 m southwest of Herschede at an altitude of 499 m above sea level. NHN . According to the German basic map 1: 5000 , the course of the river below the confluence of the 1.2 km long Bremker Bach is then called Esselbach. Up to its confluence, the Vossel has a length of 1.9 km and is the longer source stream.
From its source the Esselbach flows mainly in northerly directions. He passes the towns of Cobbenrode , Isingheim , Bremscheid and Eslohe . At the northern outskirts of Eslohe the Esselbach flows out at 296 m above sea level. NHN on the right in the Salwey .
On its 10.4 km long path, the stream overcomes a height difference of 203 m, which corresponds to a mean bed gradient of 19.5 ‰. The brook drains a 26.633 km² catchment area via Salwey , Wenne , Ruhr and Rhine to the North Sea .
The stream is mostly in the Esselbach nature reserve and tributaries between Eslohe and Bremscheid .
Tributaries
The largest tributaries of Esselbach are the 5.5 km long Hengsbecker Bach and the 5.2 km long Kränzgenbach . In the following, the tributaries are named in the order from the source to the mouth, which are managed by the Cologne District Government (former Land Survey Office). In each case, the orographic position of the mouth, the length, the altitude of the mouth and the river code are given.
| Surname
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location | Length in km |
Mouth height in m above sea level NHN |
GKZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hermecker Siepen | Left | 1.9 | 407 | 276168412 |
| Bremker Bach | right | 1.2 | 396 | 276168414 |
| Henninghauser Bach | right | 2.9 | 352 | 27616842 |
| Kränzgenbach | right | 5.2 | 333 | 27616844 |
| Lamecke | Left | 1.1 | 323 | 276168452 |
| Hengsbeck brook | right | 5.5 | 322 | 27616846 |
| Lochtroper Siepen | right | 1.0 | 317 | 27616848 |
| Bermecke | Left | 0.7 | 312 | 276168492 |
| Sormecke | right | 0.8 | 306 | unknown |
Infrastructure
The federal road 55 runs in the valley of the Esselbach . This leaves the valley south of Cobbenrode towards the southwest. District road 73 accompanies the brook called Vossel in the upper reaches.