Hellbach (Emscher)

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Hellbach
The Hellbach seen from the bridge Kärntener Straße in Recklinghausen to the north (status 2008, when the Hellbach was still discharging sewage).

The Hellbach seen from the bridge Kärntener Straße in Recklinghausen to the north (status 2008, when the Hellbach was still discharging sewage).

Data
Water code DE : 277236
location North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
River system Rhine
Drain over Emscher  → Rhine  → North Sea
source In Recklinghausen
51 ° 36 '47 "  N , 7 ° 12' 11"  E
Source height approx.  68  m above sea level NN
muzzle At Herne-Baukau in the Emscher coordinates: 51 ° 33 '36 "  N , 7 ° 12' 17"  E 51 ° 33 '36 "  N , 7 ° 12' 17"  E
Mouth height approx.  44  m above sea level NN
Height difference approx. 24 m
Bottom slope approx. 3.6 ‰
length 6.7 km
Catchment area 20.379 km²
Right tributaries Breuskes Mühlenbach

The Hellbach is a right tributary of the Emscher .

course

The Hellbach rises in the area of Recklinghausen city ​​center, where it flows underground through pipes. East of Recklinghausen old city joins the Bach days and is straightened, concreted and conducted openly. It flows south through the districts of Hillerheide, Grullbad and Recklinghausen-Süd. There the street name An der Hellebecke is reminiscent of the historic Low German name of the brook. In the Hillerheide district, the Breuskes Mühlenbach flows into the Hellbach from the right. The mouth of the Light Bach into Emscherstraße is situated on the Herner city boundary, opposite Herne Baukau . The length of the watercourse is 6.7 km, with backwaters 10 km.

history

Until the General Blumenthal colliery, shafts 1 and 2, were closed in 2003, the Hellbach was mainly used for wastewater disposal for the colliery and the Recklinghauser urban area. After the mine was closed, the city of Recklinghausen and the Emschergenossenschaft decided to renature the Hellbach as part of the project to convert the Emscher system and to widen the river bed . For this purpose, the remaining wastewater had to be separated from spring and rainwater. In addition, effective flood protection in the dense settlement area had to be guaranteed. For these purposes, a 1.4 km long sewage channel and a retention basin have been built on the middle course parallel to the stream. In April 2019 this sewer was connected to the Emscher sewer .

Web links

Commons : Hellbach  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Footnotes

  1. ↑ a b Topographic map 1: 25,000
  2. ↑ a b Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW
  3. ↑ Alexander Spieß: The sewer is gone. The last gap in the conversion of the Hellbach has been completed. In: Recklinghäuser Zeitung , April 12, 2019.