Geiersgrundbach
| Geiersgrundbach | ||
 The Geiersgrundbach with high water, above Hainchen in 2014 |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | DE : 272122 | |
| location | North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany | |
| River system | victory | |
| Drain over | Werthenbach → Sieg → Rhine → North Sea | |
| source | On the southwest slope of the Jagdberg , Rothaargebirge 50 ° 52 ′ 55 ″ N , 8 ° 15 ′ 59 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 628 m above sea level NHN | |
| muzzle | At Werthenbach in the Werthenbach coordinates: 50 ° 51 '57 " N , 8 ° 12' 1" E 50 ° 51 '57 " N , 8 ° 12' 1" E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 362 m above sea level NHN | |
| Height difference | approx. 266 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 38 ‰ | |
| length | 7 km | |
| Catchment area | 10.089 km² | |
The Geiersgrundbach is an approximately seven kilometers long southern and orographically left tributary of the Werthenbach in the districts of the villages of Hainchen and Werthenbach in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district in North Rhine-Westphalia .
geography
course
The Geiersgrundbach rises about 450 meters southwest of the Jagdberg summit at an altitude of about 628 m above sea level. NHN . From there it turns mainly in a south-westerly direction and receives many tributaries from the surrounding mountain slopes. After about 1.5 kilometers, it flows through the NSG In der Hombach . Another 2.7 kilometers down the valley he reaches Hainchen. It flows through the place and turns to the west. Shortly before the estuary, it curves again in a northerly direction. It passes Irmgarteichen northeast and flows through Werthenbach . Finally it flows into Werthenbach at an altitude of 362 m above sea level. NHN meters from the left which also Werthenbach hot end waters.
Natural allocation
The Geiersgrundbach flows in the natural spatial main unit group Süderbergland (No. 33) and in the main unit Siegerland (331) through the subunit Siegerländer Rothaar-Vorhöhen (331.2) - starting from its on the western roof of the in the main unit Rothaargebirge (with Hochsauerland ) (333) the natural area Ederkopf-Lahnkopf-Ridge (333.01) belonging to the subunit Dill-Lahn-Eder-Quellgebiet (333.0) .
Catchment area and tributaries
The catchment area of the Geiersgrundbach is 10,089 km². Its tributaries include the Hormigbach , which rises just below the Kaffebuche (now felled), the Seifenbach , which flows into it from Irmgarteiche, and a large number of other small tributaries.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Measurement based on the German basemap 1: 5000
- ↑ a b c Water directory of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection NRW 2010 (XLS; 4.67 MB) ( Notes )