Handbach (Emscher)
| Handbach | ||
.jpg) The Handbach immediately before its confluence with the Emscher |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | DE : 277296 | |
| location | In NRW , Germany | |
| River system | Rhine | |
| Drain over | Emscher → Rhine → North Sea | |
| source | In Königshardt ( Oberhausen - Sterkrade ) 51 ° 33 ′ 0 ″ N , 6 ° 50 ′ 46 ″ E |
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| muzzle | In the Emscher near Biefang ( Oberhausen - Sterkrade ) Coordinates: 51 ° 30 ′ 44 ″ N , 6 ° 48 ′ 51 ″ E 51 ° 30 ′ 44 ″ N , 6 ° 48 ′ 51 ″ E
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| length | 5.4 km | |
| Catchment area | 23.538 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Main canal Sterkrade | |
| Big cities | Oberhausen | |
The Handbach is a right tributary of the Emscher . Its course with a length of 5.41 km and its catchment area of a good 23.5 km² are located in the Oberhausen district of Sterkrade .
Location and description
The Handbach rises in the northwest of the Königshardt district . It flows in a southwesterly direction through the first Sterkrader forest, partly of course, meandering , partly straightened and is thereby the motorway intersection Oberhausen north of the A 3 passed. On its further way it touches the southern edge of the Schmachtendorf district before it is piped at the level of the forester's house Handbeck and passed under the Oberhausen – Arnhem railway line . After about 500 meters underground course he comes now to the south flowing, between the commercial area forest pond and the motorway A 2 to the surface again. It now follows the course of the motorway in a canalised manner for over a kilometer, before it flows into the Emscher at Biefang near the Oberhausen-Holten junction. Around 200 meters from its mouth, it takes in the Sterkrad main canal .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c List of waters NRW (PDF; 1.1 MB)