Gilsbach (Heller)

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Gilsbach
Name of the right main line upper course to Rosenbach: Sehmbach
The Gilsbach near Wahlbach

The Gilsbach near Wahlbach

Data
Water code DE : 272232
location Siegerland , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
River system Rhine
Drain over Heller  → Sieg  → Rhine  → North Sea
source Northeast of Gilsbach
50 ° 46 ′ 46 ″  N , 8 ° 5 ′ 44 ″  E
Source height approx.  467  m above sea level NHN
muzzle In Wahlbach in the Heller coordinates: 50 ° 45 ′ 52 ″  N , 8 ° 3 ′ 18 ″  E 50 ° 45 ′ 52 ″  N , 8 ° 3 ′ 18 ″  E
Mouth height 311  m above sea level NHN
Height difference approx. 156 m
Bottom slope approx. 36 ‰
length 4.3 km
Catchment area 7.255 km²
Communities Burbach
The Gilsbach valley towards Wahlbach

The Gilsbach valley towards Wahlbach

The Gilsbach is a small stream and tributary of the Heller in the southern Siegerland . On its upper reaches as far as Gilsbach, it is also called Sehmbach .

geography

The stream rises northeast of the town of the same name and flows in a westerly and then in a southerly direction towards Gilsbach . In the village itself, it bends, later called Gilsbach , at the tributary of the left upper reaches of Rosenbach to the southwest and then flows on through the meadows of the Gilsbach valley. Finally, on the west course, the brook passes the settlement zone of Wahlbach in the north and flows below in the area of ​​newer commercial buildings from the right into the Heller.

Nature reserves

There are three nature reserves in the Gilsbach Valley and its side valleys:

  • NSG Sehmbach headwaters (8.1 ha)
  • NSG Gellerswiese (9.6 ha, spread over two areas)
  • NSG Gilsbachtal (60.1 ha)

Tributaries

Tributaries of the Gilsbach
Surname GKZ location Length
in km 		EZG
in km² 		Mouth height
in m above sea level NHN 		Source height
in m above sea level NHN
inflow right 000.8000 38500000 45400000
Rosenbach 2722322 left upper course 002.0500 0002.3620 36800000 48000000
Hambach right 000.8600 35100000 43000000
Fisselbach Left0 001.4100 34000000 46700000

Mountains around the stream

  • Walkersdorfer Berg ( 526  m , right)
  • Hahnkopf ( 476.7  m , left)
  • Steimel ( 489.7  m , right)
  • Hambachswald ( 453  m , left)
  • Simberg ( 527.7  m , right)
  • Simrich ( 442.4  m , right)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b German basic map 1: 5000
  2. ↑ a b c Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( information )
  3. ↑ a b North Rhine-Westphalia 3D. The interactive map version 1.5