Genkel
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Water code | DE : 272814 | |
location | North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany | |
River system | Rhine | |
Drain over | Agger → victory | |
source | West of Meinerzhagen -Güntenbecke 51 ° 5 '53 " N , 7 ° 36' 59" O |
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Source height | 448 m above sea level NN | |
muzzle | In the Aggertalsperre Coordinates: 51 ° 3 '18 " N , 7 ° 37' 47" E 51 ° 3 '18 " N , 7 ° 37' 47" E |
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Mouth height | 284 m above sea level NN | |
Height difference | 164 m | |
Bottom slope | 23 ‰ | |
length | 7.1 km | |
Catchment area | 12.466 km² | |
Reservoirs flowed through | Genkeltalsperre | |
Medium-sized cities | Meinerzhagen |
The Genkel is a 7.1 km long orographically right tributary of the Agger in North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany . It flows through the Märkischer Kreis and the Oberbergischer Kreis .
geography
The Genkel rises in Meinerzhagen , about 500 m west of the district near the district Güntenbecke at an altitude of 448 m above sea level. NN . From here it first flows to the southwest and after about one kilometer turns its course in a wide arc to the southeast. It flows through the district of Meinerzhagen of the same name and after 2.7 km it reaches the foothills of the Genkeltalsperre .
Only 500 m after leaving the Genkeltalsperre, the Genkel reaches the Aggertalsperre . After passing a fore basin, it forms the western of three arms of the Aggertalsperre, the Genkel arm . It has covered 7.1 km to the confluence with the Aggertalsperre, overcoming a difference in altitude of 164 m, which corresponds to a bed gradient of 23.1 ‰.
Before the construction of the Aggertalsperre, the Genkel emptied after a run of approx. 8.5 km between the mountain ranges Lümer and Die Burg at 277 m above sea level. NN in the Agger.
Tributaries
In the following the tributaries of the Genkel are named. The orographic position, the location of the mouth and the mouth height are given.
- Güntenbecke (left) in front of the Genkeltalsperre at 332 m
- Grotmicke (left) into the Genkeltalsperre at 332 m