Gierskoppbach

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Gierskoppbach
Gierskoppbach in Elleringhausen

Gierskoppbach in Elleringhausen

Data
Water code DE : 276116
location North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
River system Rhine
Drain over Ruhr  → Rhine  → North Sea
origin Confluence of Medebach and Lutterbecke in Bruchhausen
51 ° 19 ′ 23 ″  N , 8 ° 31 ′ 30 ″  E
Source height approx.  438  m above sea level NHN
muzzle in Olsberg in the Ruhr Coordinates: 51 ° 21 ′ 17 "  N , 8 ° 29 ′ 9"  E 51 ° 21 ′ 17 "  N , 8 ° 29 ′ 9"  E
Mouth height approx.  330  m above sea level NHN
Height difference approx. 108 m
Bottom slope approx. 13 ‰
length approx. 8.2 km 
- with Lutterbecke : approx. 11.9 km
- with Medebach : approx. 13.9 km
Catchment area 35.202 km²
Small towns Olsberg

The Gierskoppbach (also just called Gierskopp ) is a right tributary of the Ruhr in the Hochsauerlandkreis , North Rhine-Westphalia ( Germany ) over the Lutterbecke 11.9 km, over the Medebach 13.9 km . Without its two source streams, Lutterbecke and Medebach , its length is 8.2 km.

geography

course

The Gierskoppbach is created by the confluence of the Lutterbecke and the Medebach in Bruchhausen . The approximately 5.8 km long Medebach rises in the saddle between Öhrenstein ( 792.1  m ) and Auf dem Sternrodt ( 789.4  m ) at about 746  m above sea level. NHN ( ⊙ ), flows north and reaches Bruchhausen after about 4.4 km. The approximately 3.7 km long Lutterbecke rises north of the Beieck ( 695  m ) and east of the Schurenstein ( 650  m ) at a height of around 600  m ( ⊙ ), also flows in a northerly direction and reaches Bruchhausen after around 3.2 km. Both streams unite on the northern edge of the village at an altitude of 438  m .

After the confluence of the now Gierskoppbach called flowing river first in a northeasterly direction and reaches approximately 2 km to the southern edge of Elleringhausen . In this elongated village, the stream turns in a wide arc to the west. It flows around the Ruthenberg ( 547.5  m ) in a long left-hand bend, reaches Gierskopp and Olsberg a little later and flows into the Ruhr after 8.2 km at an altitude of 330  m . The Gierskoppbach overcomes a height difference of 107 m, which corresponds to a mean bed gradient of 13 ‰.

Most of the stream flows through the Gierskopp-Bachtal nature reserve .

Wiesenbachtal the Gierskopp near Elleringhausen

Landscape image

The Gierskoppbach and partly also its source brooks, to which the forest often extends directly, flow through agriculturally used valleys, which are framed by wooded mountains. In addition to the Langenberg ( 843.2  m ) in the south, above the headwaters, on the right in the east the Istenberg ( 728  m ) with the Bruchhauser Steinen , the Ginsterkopf ( 663.3  m ) and the Habberg ( 653.3  m ) and in the north of the Borberg ( 670.2  m ) and the Eisenberg ( 606.2  m ). The Heidkopf ( 715.3  m ) and Olsberg ( 703.8  m ) rise on the left .

Stream length, catchment area and tributaries

The Land Surveying Office of North Rhine-Westphalia gives the length of the Gierskoppbach, including the 3.7 km long Lutterbecke as a source stream, at just under 11.9 km. The real main stream is the approximately 5.8 km long Medebach, with which the Gierskoppbach is almost 13.9 km long. The catchment area of the Medebach is 10.085 km², about four times larger than that of the Lutterbecke. The entire catchment area of ​​the Gierskoppbach is 35.202 km².

The tributaries of the Gierskoppbach include with orographic allocation (l = left-hand side, r = right-hand side) , length of the water, position and height of the mouth in meters (m) above sea ​​level (sea level; viewed downstream):

Source streams:

  • Lutterbecke (l; 3.7 km), in Bruchhausen ( 438  m )
  • Medebach (r; 5.8 km), in Bruchhausen ( 438  m )

Tributaries:

  • Limmecke ( Limmeke ; r; 2.5 km), in Elleringhausen ( 395  m )
  • Habbecke (r; 1.3 km), in Elleringhausen ( 391  m )
  • Beterhohl (r; 1.7 km), in Elleringhausen ( 382  m )
  • Schmittmecke (l; 2.4 km), below Elleringhausen ( 367  m )
  • Wermecke (r; 1.3 km), in Olsberg -Gierskopp ( 347  m )
  • Sitterbach (r; 4.7 km), in Olsberg ( 331  m )

Localities

Villages on the Gierskoppbach are (viewed downstream):

Rhine-Weser watershed

The Rhine-Weser watershed runs across the Istenberg, Ginsterkopf and Habberg mountains east of the Gierskoppbach valley . The Gierskoppbach and the watercourses flowing to it from the western flanks of these mountains flow through the Ruhr to the Rhine , while the streams flow from its eastern flanks through the Schmalah , Hoppecke and Diemel to the Weser .

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View from the northern tip of the Ginsterkopf into the Gierskopptal towards the southwest and west: in the left part of the picture the Bruchhauser stones , in the middle of the picture Elleringhausen with the Ruthenberg and behind it the massif of Heidkopf and Olsberg , on the right a view towards Olsberg to the Arnsberg Forest , on the right Edge of the picture of the southwest foothills of the Borberg

Hiking and sights

Along the Gierskoppbach and especially over the adjacent mountains there are hiking trails on which you can explore the landscape, for example a section of the Rothaarsteig , which mostly runs over the main ridge of the Rothaargebirge, which leads over the eastern mountains and past the Bruchhauser Stones.

The sights and excursion destinations on and near the Gierskoppbach include (viewed downstream):

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b German basic map 1: 5,000
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( information )

Web links

Commons : Gierskoppbach  - Collection of images, videos and audio files