Himmelbach (Glatt)

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Himmelbach
Brunnbach, Ruebisbach, Schlattbächli
Data
Water code CH : 11101
location Switzerland
Canton Zurich
Bülach district
Dielsdorf district
River system Rhine
Drain over Glatt  → Rhine  → North Sea
source Schlattrain near Gerlisberg , Kloten
47 ° 27 ′ 54 ″  N , 8 ° 36 ′ 35 ″  E
Source height 557  m above sea level M.
muzzle at Oberglatt in the Glatt coordinates: 47 ° 28 '31 "  N , 8 ° 31' 36"  E ; CH1903:  682 021  /  258835 47 ° 28 '31 "  N , 8 ° 31' 36"  O
Mouth height 390  m above sea level M.
Height difference 167 m

Catchment area 41.1 km²
Discharge at the estuary
A Eo : 41.1 km² 		MQ
Mq
 		700 l / s
17 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries Altbach
Right tributaries Wilenbach, Winklerallmändgraben, Saumgraben
Communities Kloten , Winkel , Oberglatt

The Himmelbach is a right tributary of the Glatt in the area of ​​the Rümlanger Ried , the location of today 's Zurich Airport . The section above the Goldentors also means Brunnbach , the old upper reaches to the place of arms Kloten named Ruebisbach whose top part again as Schlattbächli is called. During the 20th century, the course of the brook was greatly changed several times in the course of draining large parts of the moor; the introduction of water from the Altbach in the 1970s also significantly increased the catchment area of ​​the Himmelbach.

geography

course

After the union of the Ruebisbach with the canal coming from the Altbach near the Kloten barracks, the Brunnbach now follows the northeastern side of the airport on the eastern floor of the Glatttal, parallel at a distance of around 1.5 to 2 kilometers to the Glatt on the other side of the slopes . After Goldentor he turned out to be Himmelsbach against the West and led along the border with the municipality angle into Niedertann, where he joined in on Rümlang area in the Glatt river spilled. Only two sections of this stream have survived since the airport was built; The Himmelbach was then led in a wide arc through today's Rietholz until the construction of the V-slope, the remainder of which now drains this part of the reed as the Alter Himmelbach . Today's Himmelbach, on the other hand, continues in a straight line to the north-west, receives two tributaries coming from Rüti, crosses under the slopes in a south-easterly direction after it joins the Saumgraben and finally flows into Oberglatt at 390  m above sea level. M.

Catchment area

The catchment area of ​​the Himmelbach measures 41.1 km², according to other information also 38.2 km², of which 46% is agricultural area, 29.6% is built-up area and 24.3% is near-natural area and forest area. The highest point is 630  m above sea level. M. at Hofacher in Brütten, the average altitude is 498  m above sea level. M.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c individual records of the geographic information system of the canton of Zurich
  2. ↑ a b Geoserver of the Swiss Federal Administration ( information )
  3. ↑ a b Himmelbach before Glatt. (PDF) Position 445: monthly samples. In: Office for Waste, Water, Energy and Air, Department of Water Protection. Retrieved November 2, 2015 .
  4. ↑ a b Modeled mean annual discharge. In: Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waters: area outlets. Retrieved November 3, 2015 .
  5. ↑ The highest point refers to the partial collection card 2 km² of the federal government and does not necessarily have to be accurate to the meter.