Heesbach

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Hees / Heesbach
Data
Water code DE : 2721468
location Germany
River system Rhine
Drain over Littfe  → Ferndorfbach  → Sieg  → Rhine  → North Sea
source west of Oberhees
50 ° 56 ′ 29 ″  N , 7 ° 55 ′ 18 ″  E
Source height approx.  419  m above sea level NHN
muzzle near Kreuztal - Fellinghausen in die Littfe Coordinates: 50 ° 57 '32 "  N , 7 ° 59' 13"  E 50 ° 57 '32 "  N , 7 ° 59' 13"  E
Mouth height approx.  276  m above sea level NHN
Height difference approx. 143 m
Bottom slope approx. 25 ‰
length 5.8 km
Catchment area 12.387 km²
Discharge
A Eo : 12.387 km²
at the mouth 		MNQ
MQ
Mq
 		50.77 l / s
300.82 l / s
24.3 l / (s km²)

The Heesbach , also called Hees , is a 5.8 km long orographically right tributary of the Littfe in the North Rhine-Westphalian district of Siegen-Wittgenstein , Germany .

geography

course

The Heesbach rises about 900 m west of the village of Oberhees at an altitude of 419  m above sea level. NHN . The ridge lies in the area of ​​the southern hedge . The Heesbach flows from here mainly in a north-easterly direction through the villages of Oberhees, Mittelhees , Junkernhees and flows into Fellinghausen at 276  m above sea level. NHN in the Littfe. The course of the stream lies entirely in the area of Kreuztal .

On its 5.8 km long path, the stream overcomes a height difference of 143 m, which corresponds to a mean bed gradient of 24.7 ‰. It drains a catchment area of ​​12.387 km²

It flows through the Kreuztal districts of Oberhees , Mittelhees , the Osthelden district of Junkernhees and Fellinghausen , both of which also belong to the city of Kreuztal. It flows into the Littfe near the town limits of Buschhütten, Fellinghausen and Kreuztal, a little above the municipal sewage treatment plant.

Tributaries

  • Wölbersbach - 1.3 km long, left tributary at the lower end of Oberhees at 323  m above sea level. NHN
  • Epchenbach - approx. 1.2 km long, left tributary between the Upper and Middle Hees at 316  m above sea level. NHN
  • Wildseifen - about 0.3 km long, right tributary between the Upper and Middle Hees at 316  m above sea level. NHN
  • Berghauser Bach - 2.8 km long, left tributary at Junkernhees at 294  m above sea level. NHN
  • Osthelder Bach - 2.5 km long, left tributary at Junkernhees at 294  m above sea level. NHN
  • Numbach - 1.0 km long, left tributary east-northeast of Junkernhees at 285  m above sea level. NHN

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h Topographic map 1: 25,000
  2. ↑ a b c d e f Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( information )
  3. ↑ Modeled discharge values according to the specialist information system ELWAS, Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Agriculture, Nature and Consumer Protection NRW ( notes )
  4. ↑ a b Self-measurement on ELWAS