Kämpfelbach (river)

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Kämpfelbach
The Kämpfelbach spring

The Kämpfelbach spring

Data
Water code DE : 23762
location Kraichgau

Baden-Württemberg

River system Rhine
Drain over Pfinz  → Rhine  → North Sea
source in Ispringen
48 ° 55 ′ 4 ″  N , 8 ° 39 ′ 54 ″  E
Source height 263  m above sea level NHN
muzzle in Remchingen- Singen from the right and overall southeast in the upper Pfinz coordinates: 48 ° 57 ′ 21 ″  N , 8 ° 34 ′ 4 ″  E 48 ° 57 ′ 21 ″  N , 8 ° 34 ′ 4 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  152  m above sea level NHN
Height difference approx. 111 m
Bottom slope approx. 9.9 ‰
length 11.3 km 
from the Kämpfelbach spring in Ispringen

14.9 km
from the source of the Lechfeldgraben on Wolfsberg in Pforzheim
Catchment area 73.211 km²
The Kämpfelbach near Ispringen

The Kämpfelbach near Ispringen

The Kämpfelbach is a brook in the Enzkreis in Baden-Württemberg . After a more than 11 km long, first northwest, then western run in the district of Singen von Remchingen, it flows from the right into the Upper Pfinz . The municipality of Kämpfelbach through which he flows is named after him.

geography

source

The Kämpfelbach rises from a contained karst spring in Ispringen ( 263  m above sea  level ), which lies on the edge of the karst area of ​​the Bauschlotter Platte . A 1977 performed staining assay showed that over the source of the Enzenloch drained, a 3.1-square-kilometer Karst tray without runoff water containing 1.75 kilometers south of the Kämpfelbachquelle in the area of junction Pforzheim-West of the Federal Highway 8 and Pforzheimer industrial area Wilferdinger height is . The distance speed was 77 meters per hour. Today the Enzenloch is drained through a tunnel in the Pforzheim sewer system; only when there is heavy rainfall does water seep into the shrinkage .

With the 10.6 square kilometer Katharinentalerhof Depression , one of the largest drainage-free areas in Germany is located east of Ispringen. A dyeing experiment also carried out in 1977 at the foxhole , the central shrinkage of the depression, showed that the main water outlet was at the Enzbrunnen , 10 kilometers further north . At the Kämpfelbach spring 3.8 kilometers away, there was a secondary leak after five days.

Between February and May 1977, spring discharges between 72 and 148 liters per second were measured. After heavy rainfall, the bed increased faster and more strongly than with other sources investigated. An information board at the Kämpfelbachquelle indicates the discharge at 30 to 40 liters per second.

The bed of the Kämpfelbach spring is so large and even that a mill that can still be seen today could be operated 50 meters after the source.

course

From its source near Ispringer Brunnenstrasse, the Kämpfelbach initially flows northwest for a long time. After less than a kilometer, at the end of the village, it takes up the 4.5 km long Lechfeldgraben, which begins its course on the Pforzheimer Wolfsberg and finally flows in Ispringen close to the Kämpfelbach. Further down, it runs through the districts of Ersingen and Bilfingen in the municipality of Kämpfelbach .

After crossing over to the municipality of Königsbach-Stein , the Bruchbach, its most important tributary, flows from the east of its Stein district , almost as long as it has to this point and with an even larger sub-catchment area. The Kämpfelbach itself now changes to the west run, flows through the other district of Königsbach of the municipality, where Ramsbach and then Frontalgraben converge from the right. Finally, it flows through the village of Singen in the neighboring municipality of Remchingen , where it flows from the right into the Upper Pfinz .

Catchment area

The 73.2 km² catchment area of ​​the Kämpfelsbach lies, in natural terms, in the part of the Kraichgau called Pfinzhügelland , with the source and the higher upper reaches in the east and south in its lower region of Eastern Pfinzgau , with the somewhat less extensive northwestern valley in its lower region of Western Pfinzgau . The highest point on the southern watershed on the northern slope of the Pforzheimer Schönbühl ( 394.5  m above sea level ) reaches almost 390  m above sea level. NHN .

In the area there is predominantly the shell limestone , which is still overlaid by Lettenkeuper ( Erfurt Formation ) at the northeastern fringe , in some places and also in the western catchment area above the highest Triassic layer there is also loess sediment from much younger Quaternary deposits. The plateaus between the valleys, which are deeply buried in many places, consist of Lower Muschelkalk . The valley line from Lechfeldgraben and Kämpfelbach already begins in the flat upper part in the Middle Muschelkalk and down from Ersingen the Lower Muschelkalk stretches out on the lower slopes of the valley . The red sandstone still below , on the other hand, cannot be reached anywhere. Few fault lines, suspected or proven, run roughly from southwest to northeast.

The catchment areas of the following neighboring waters border in turn:

  • in the northwest from the confluence with that of the downstream Pfinz with only a few and short tributaries from the watershed
  • in the north that of the Walzbach , which also drains into the Pfinz much further down
  • to the northeast is the headwaters of a higher tributary of the Saalbach , which also feeds the Upper Rhine below the Pfinz
  • on the other side of the eastern and southern watershed, some brooks run to the Enz , whose outflow reaches the Rhine much further downwards over the Neckar ; the Enz itself flows in Pforzheim just one kilometer from the Scheide
  • in the southwest the Rannbach competes only briefly , then almost to the mouth of the Hungerbrunnengraben , two right tributaries now again the Pfinz above the Kämpfelbach.

The central part of the catchment area with the entire course of the Kämpfelbach itself lies in the Enzkreis ; The communities of Ispringen , Kämpfelbach , Königsbach-Stein and Remchingen as well as in the Bruchbach sub-catchment area Eisingen and Neulingen have a share in it. In addition, the southern edge belongs to the independent city of Pforzheim and a narrow strip in the very north to the district of Karlsruhe with areas for the municipality of Pfinztal and Walzbachtal .

Tributaries and lakes

Hierarchical list of tributaries and RiverIcon-SmallLake.svglakes from source to mouth. Length of water, lake area, catchment area and altitude according to the corresponding layers on the LUBW online map. Other sources for the information are noted.

Origin of the Kämpfelbach in the karst spring Kämpfelbachquelle at 263  m above sea level. NHN near Brunnenstrasse in Ispringen .

  • Lechfeldgraben , from the right and east-southeast to about 250  m above sea level. NHN shortly after Ispringen and after a water crossing with the Kämpfelbach, 4.5 km and about 8.2 km². Arises at about 332  m above sea level. NHN next to the street Unterm Wolfsberg in northern Pforzheim .
    The Kämpfelbach is only 0.8 km long at the tributary and has an above-ground catchment area of ​​only about 1.0 km². Since the Kämpfelbach rises from a karst spring in the valley channel shared with the Lechfeldgraben, the underground catchment areas, which are more essential in the karst, can be divided up very differently from the above-ground ones.
    • Dachslochgraben , from the right and northeast to about 290  m above sea level. NHN shortly after the A 8 bridge over the Mühlacker – Karlsruhe railway line and just before Ispringen, 1.0 km and approx. 0.8 km². Arises at about 337  m above sea level. NHN next to the L 621 Pforzheim– Eisingen at the lower edge of the forest on the Hohberg .
  • RiverIcon-SmallLake.svgPassed two fish ponds on the left of the course at about 243  m above sea level. NHN between Ispringen and Kämpfelbach - Ersingen , together 0.3 ha.
  • (Stream from the Oberste Wiesen ), from the left and south-southeast to just under 206  m above sea level. NHN right after Ersingen, 1.4 km and approx. 4.2 km². Rises at about 240  m above sea level. NHN a little south of Ersingen.
  • Bruchbach , from the right and east-northeast to about 175  m above sea level. NHN west of the district of Stein von Königsbach-Stein , 2.6 km on the name course and 6.0 km with the longer upper course and 28.9 km². Arises below 205  m above sea level. NHN east of Stein from the confluence of its two upper courses.
    Up to this large tributary, the Kämpfelbach has a length of 6.4 km, but has only accumulated a catchment area of ​​20.0 km².
    • Mühlbach , right and eastern upper reaches, 3.4 km and 8.1 km². Arises at about 305  m above sea level. NHN at the sewage treatment plant of Neulingen - Göbrichen .
      • about 100 m long right inflow from the master fountain . Contained source, with measurements in 1977 very constant flow between 45 and 62 l / s.
    • Neilinger Grundgraben or Neulinger Grundgraben , left and east-southeast upper reaches, 2.1 km and 3.8 km². Arises at about 259  m above sea level. NHN in Kohlloh north of Eisingen.
    • Gennenbach or Gengenbach , from the left and southeast to about 185  m above sea level. NHN next to the Sägmühlweg in Stein, 4.4 km and 11.3 km². Arises at about 290  m above sea level. NHN in the hole north of Ispringen.
      • Eisingerbach , formerly the main ditch , from the right and east-southeast to about 243  m above sea level. NHN little before Stein, 1.4 km and approx. 4.5 km². Arises at about 223  m above sea level. NHN on the west-north-western outskirts of Eisingen .
    • (Bach from the Löchle ), from the right and north-northeast to about 178  m above sea level. NHN on the southwest edge of Stein, 1.1 km and 1.1 km². Arises at almost 210  m above sea level. NHN in the northwestern Stein in a valley basin coming from the Löchle in the north.
  • Ramsbach , from the right and northeast to about 168  m above sea level. NHN shortly after Königsbach Castle in the eastern settlement area of ​​the Königsbach parish of Königsbach-Stein, 2.6 km and 4.2 km². Arises at about 232  m above sea level. NHN on Brettener Weg just before the Great Forest .
  • Frontal ditch , from the right and finally north to almost 165.3  m above sea level. NHN in Königsbach, 6.5 km and 12.7 km². Arises at about 262  m above sea level. NHN in Löwengrund north of Stein and initially flows about west.
    • RiverIcon-SmallLake.svgHappened at about 210- 200  m above sea level. NHN some lakes to the right of the run and above the valley floor on a golf course at Johannistalerhof von Walzbachtal - Wössingen , a total of 0.9 ha.
    • Traisbach , from the right and northwest to about 173  m above sea level. NHN in front of Königsbach, 1.6 km and approx. 3.8 km². Arises at about 199  m above sea level. NHN east of the Einberg .
      • RiverIcon-SmallLake.svgAt the beginning of the valley basin lie at about 235– 225  m above sea level. NHN two lakes on the golf course, together over 0.1 ha.
      • Brunnenäckergraben , from the right and west-northwest to about 187  m above sea level. NHN between Einberg and Trais, 0.6 km and approx. 1.1 km². Arises at about 205  m above sea level. NHN at the southern foot of the Einberg.
    • Quilltalgraben , from the right and northwest to about 168  m above sea level. NHN in western Königsbach, 1.0 km and approx. 1.7 km². Arises at about 213  m above sea level. NHN near the Königsbach residential area in Hegenach . .
  • Sallenbuschgraben , from the right and north-northwest to about 161  m above sea level. NHN at the sewage treatment plant to Königsbach, 1.3 km and 1.4 km². Arises at about 204  m above sea level. NHN im Gewann Sal (l) enbusch .
    • Quillbronngraben , from the right and northwest to about 170  m above sea level. NHN a little before the northeastern edge of Remchingen - Singen , 1.0 km and about 0.7 km². Arises at about 207  m above sea level. NHN am Gewann Quillbronn north of Singen.

Mouth of the Kämpfelbach from the right and finally east to about 152  m above sea level. NHN at the Marktstrasse bridge in Singen in the upper Pfinz . From its karst source, the Kämpfelbach is 11.3 km long, and from the origin of its longer upper course, the Lechfeldgraben, it is 14.9 km long and has a catchment area of ​​73.2 km².

Individual evidence

LUBW

Official online waterway map with a suitable section and the layers used here: Course and catchment area of ​​the Kämpfelbach
General introduction without default settings and layers: State Institute for the Environment Baden-Württemberg (LUBW) ( notes )

  1. ↑ a b c Height according to the contour line image on the background layer topographic map .
  2. ↑ a b c Length according to the waterway network layer ( AWGN ) .
  3. ↑ a b catchment area after the layer aggregated areas 05 .
  4. ↑ a b c Height after black lettering on the background layer topographic map .
  5. ↑ Lake area after the layer standing waters .
  6. ↑ Catchment area according to the basic catchment area layer (AWGN) .
  7. ↑ a b c d e f g h Catchment area measured on the background layer topographic map .
  8. ↑ Catchment area summed up from the sub-catchment areas according to the basic catchment area layer (AWGN) .
  9. ↑ The brook flows through a Ne i linger Grund or also called Ne u linger Grund Gewann. The variation of the name of the winnings as well as the name of the brook arises from the writing in one case of the dialectal (“Neilinger Graben”), in the other of the high-level pronunciation (“Neulinger Graben”).
  10. ↑ The brook name is Ge nn enbach after the layers of the water network (AWGN) and the name of the water , but Ge ng enbach after the blue brook lettering on the background layer topographic map . Both forms of name bear the tub on the barrel.
  11. ↑ The Eisingerbach according to the layers of the water network (AWGN) and the name of the water is marked in black as the main ditch on the measuring table sheet 7017 Königsbach from 1875 in the Deutsche Fotothek .

Other evidence

  1. ↑ a b Tenhaeff, Käss, Karsthydrological Investigations , p. 222.
  2. ↑ Gudrun Tenhaeff, Werner Käss: Karst hydrological studies in the field of Bauschlotter plate (Nordbaden). In: Annual books of the Geological State Office Baden-Württemberg. 29 (1987), pp. 209-254, here p. 248.
  3. ↑ Tenhaeff, Käss, Karsthydrological Investigations , p. 244. 246.
  4. ↑ Tenhaeff, Käss, Karsthydrological Investigations , p. 230.
  5. ↑ Historical tour of Ispringen , Station 3, Kämpfelbachquelle , as of July 31, 2019.
  6. ↑ Enzkreis: Tour 5. The Kämpfelbachtalweg - two circular hikes (PDF). Hiking recommendation of the Enzkreis at www.enzkreis.de. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  7. ^ Friedrich Huttenlocher , Hansjörg Dongus : Geographical land survey: The natural spatial units on sheet 170 Stuttgart. Federal Institute for Regional Studies, Bad Godesberg 1949, revised 1967. →  Online map (PDF; 4.0 MB)
  8. ↑ Geology according to the layers for Geological Map 1: 50,000 on: Map server of the State Office for Geology, Raw Materials and Mining (LGRB) ( notes )
  9. ↑ Tenhaeff, Käss, Karsthydrological Investigations , pp. 220, 230.

literature

Web links

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