Franzosenbach (Red Bach)

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Franzosenbach
Data
Water code DE : 27832412
location North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
River system Rhine
Drain over Roter Bach  → Lippesee  → Lippe  → Rhine  → North Sea
source Beierberge in the Senne
51 ° 48 ′ 33 ″  N , 8 ° 44 ′ 46 ″  E
Source height 133  m above sea level NN
muzzle East of Hövelhof - Klausheide Coordinates: 51 ° 48 '0 "  N , 8 ° 43' 41"  E 51 ° 48 '0 "  N , 8 ° 43' 41"  E
Mouth height 121  m above sea level NN
Height difference 12 m
Bottom slope 6.4 ‰
length 1.9 km

The Franzosenbach is an orographically right tributary of the Red Brook in North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany . It has a length of 1.9 km.

River course

The French stream originates at the level of Beier mountains on the area of the city Bad Lippspringe within the training area Senne and the flattening of the flows Teutoburgerwald upstream Senne landscape following in southwestern direction.

After crossing into the municipality of Hövelhof , the Franzosenbach crosses under the Wechmarbrücke and flows into the Rote Bach on the right at the level of the Zitzewitzbrücke. During its entire course, the body of water is exclusively in the area of ​​the military training area.

The Franzosenbach overcomes a height difference of 12 meters during its course of the river, resulting in an average bed gradient of 6.3 ‰.

Water quality

According to the results report published in 2004 on the inventory regarding the implementation of the Water Framework Directive , the course of the Franzosenbach is consistently in the area of water quality class II, which corresponds to a moderate pollution.

Individual evidence

  1. a b German basic map 1: 5000
  2. Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( information ) (query on January 12, 2012)
  3. ^ Result report Lippe, inventory of the Water Framework Directive in NRW (Ministry for the Environment and Nature Conservation, Agriculture and Consumer Protection NRW) ( Memento of the original from February 7, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 639 kB) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / daten.flussgebiete.nrw.de