Channel III3b
Canal III3b branch canal, Hofflöth |
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The Hofflöth marks the city boundary between Viersen and Tönisvorst in Clörath . |
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Water code | DE : 28616 | |
location | Germany | |
River system | Rhine | |
Drain over | Niers → Maas → Hollands Diep → North Sea | |
River basin district | Meuse | |
source | in Willich - Neersen 51 ° 15 ′ 11 ″ N , 6 ° 27 ′ 55 ″ E |
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Source height | approx. 35 m above sea level NN | |
muzzle | near Grefrath - Oedt in the Niers coordinates: 51 ° 19 ′ 5 ″ N , 6 ° 22 ′ 27 ″ E 51 ° 19 ′ 5 ″ N , 6 ° 22 ′ 27 ″ E |
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Mouth height | approx. 32 m above sea level NN | |
Height difference | approx. 3 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 0.3 ‰ | |
length | 10 km | |
Catchment area | 81.768 km² | |
Discharge A Eo : 81.768 km² at the mouth |
MNQ MQ Mq |
124.01 l / s 599.59 l / s 7.3 l / (s km²) |
Left tributaries | Branch duct left arm (duct IIIC) | |
Right tributaries | Willicher Fleuth ( Bruchflöth ) | |
Medium-sized cities | Viersen , Willich , Tönisvorst | |
Communities | Grefrath | |
Residents in the catchment area | approx. 75,000 |
The channel III3b is a long stretches artificially applied watercourses in the area of Viersen ( NRW ).
Hydronymy and synonyms
Canal III3b is also often referred to as the " branch canal ", on its upper course up to the confluence of the Willicher Fleuth , which is sometimes also called Bruchflöth in this area, and also called " Hofflöth ".
geography
course
The source of the III3b canal is on Mutschenweg in Willich - Neersen .
From here it flows more or less towards the northwest via Clörath and Hagen until it flows into the Niers , a little southwest of Oedt .
Tributaries
- Willicher Fleuth (Flöthbach) ( right )
- Branch channel left arm (channel III C) ( left )
Dates and character
The channel III3b has a length of about 10 km and its catchment area is nearly 82 square kilometers.
The channel III3b is the Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Agriculture, Conservation and Consumer Protection of North Rhine-Westphalia as 19 waters of the type ( Small lowland rivers in river and stream valleys classified).
Its water quality is in quality class II and is therefore relatively good.
Flora and fauna
The channel III3b flows in the relatively short distance of approximately 500 m on the Clörather mill over. In 2010 this was one of the few nesting and breeding sites for white storks in the area of the Viersen district .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Top 50 NRW - Official Topographic Maps North Rhine-Westphalia 1: 50000 (CD-Rom), Version 3.0, published in 2000 by the Land Survey Office North Rhine-Westphalia, Bonn-Bad Godesberg (now: Cologne District Government)
- ↑ a b c d e f Water directory for the water stationing map of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (PDF file; 1.0 MB)
- ↑ a b Area directory for the water station map of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia ( Memento of the original from October 17, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF file; 543 kB)
- ↑ Modeled discharge values according to the specialist information system ELWAS, Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Agriculture, Nature and Consumer Protection NRW ( notes )
- ↑ District map 1: 50000, No. 34 (District Viersen / City of Krefeld), 5th edition 1975, published in 1954 by the Land Surveying Office of North Rhine-Westphalia, Bonn-Bad Godesberg (now: District Government of Cologne) ( Memento of the original from March 26, 2018 in Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ [1] ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Surface water bodies in the Niers sub-catchment area (publisher: Ministry for the Environment and Nature Conservation, Agriculture and Consumer Protection of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia) (PDF file; 390 kB)
- ↑ Initial situation water quality, water structure quality and fish in the sub-catchment area Niers (publisher: Ministry for the Environment and Nature Conservation, Agriculture and Consumer Protection of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia) (PDF file; 398 kB)
- ↑ RP-Online ( page no longer accessible , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- NABU Group Willich
- NABU district association Krefeld / Viersen eV
- TIM-online (Topographical Information Management North Rhine-Westphalia)
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Electronic water information system (ELWAS)
(online application of the Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Agriculture, Nature and Consumer Protection of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia) - Federal Environment Agency: water, drinking water and water protection
- Ministry for the Environment and Nature Conservation, Agriculture and Consumer Protection of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
- Water Framework Directive in NRW: Results report Niers, Schwalm and other tributaries (publisher: Ministry for the Environment and Nature Conservation, Agriculture and Consumer Protection of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia)
- State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection North Rhine-Westphalia