Kasgraben

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Kasgraben
Kasgrabenbach
Data
location Vienna , Austria
River system Vienna River
Drain over Mauerbach  → Vienna River  → Danube  → Black Sea
source in Hadersdorf
48 ° 14 '23 "  N , 16 ° 13' 27"  E
muzzle in Hadersdorf in den Mauerbach Coordinates: 48 ° 13 '24 "  N , 16 ° 12' 32"  E 48 ° 13 '24 "  N , 16 ° 12' 32"  E

length 2.9 km
Catchment area 2.4 km²

The Kasgraben , also Kasgrabenbach , is a brook in the 14th district of Penzing in Vienna . It is a left tributary of the Mauerbach .

course

The Kasgraben has a length of 2920 m with a height difference of 203 m. Its catchment area is 2.4 km².

The stream runs naturally through the woods and meadows of the Vienna Woods in the Hadersdorf district . It rises in the valley between Greutberg and Hochbruckenberg . Under the Mauerbachstrasse it flows through the Kasgrabengewölbe before it flows into the Mauerbach on the left.

There is no risk of flooding at the Kasgraben. In the event of a flood of the century , neither the infrastructure nor the resident population are affected.

history

The Kasgraben vault was built in 1992.

ecology

At the Kasgraben there are maple - ash forests and intensively used meadows. The brook serves as spawning water for fire salamanders ( Salamandra salamandra ), common frogs ( Rana temporaria ) and agile frogs ( Rana dalmatina ).

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c brooks by district. Economy, Labor and Statistics (Municipal Department 23), Municipal Authority of the City of Vienna, accessed on January 3, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b Bridge Information Vienna. Vienna Bridge Construction and Foundation Engineering (Municipal Department 29), Municipal Authority of the City of Vienna, accessed on January 3, 2020 .
  3. ↑ MA 45, review of the discharge capacity of various torrents in connection with flood protection. Activity report 2014. (PDF) City Audit Office Vienna, April 2014, p. 7 , accessed on January 3, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Johanna Scheiblhofer, Wolfgang Schranz: Diverse Nature in Penzing. Short version. (PDF) Biosphärenpark Wienerwald Management GmbH, October 2019, pp. 26 and 33 , accessed on January 3, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Heinz Grillitsch, Silke Schweiger: Final report on the survey of amphibian spawning waters in Vienna “Spawning waters mapping 2015 and 2016”. (PDF) Vienna Environmental Protection Department (Magistratsabteilung 22), November 2016, pp. 72, 81 and 87 , accessed on January 3, 2020 .