Katzenbach (Leutschenbach)

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Katzenbach
Chatzenbach, Buechwisengraben (OL)
Bridge over the Katzenbach near the Seebach bathing establishment

Bridge over the Katzenbach near the Seebach bathing establishment

Data
Water code CH : 2025
location Switzerland
River system Rhine
Drain over Leutschenbach  → Glatt  → Rhine  → North Sea
source Forest area between Rümlang and Katzenrüti
47 ° 26 ′ 43 ″  N , 8 ° 30 ′ 54 ″  E
Source height 502  m
muzzle in the Leutschenbach coordinates: 47 ° 25 '5 "  N , 8 ° 33' 40"  E ; CH1903:  684 699  /  252525 47 ° 25 '5 "  N , 8 ° 33' 40"  O
Mouth height 423  m
Height difference 79 m
Bottom slope 11 ‰
length 6.9 km
Right tributaries Holderbach
Big cities Zurich
Medium-sized cities Opfikon
Communities Rümlang
Navigable No

At around seven kilometers, the Katzenbach is the longest open brook in the city of Zurich .

geography

course

Since the groundwater was lowered in the past centuries, the water of the Katzenbach no longer comes from the Katzensee , but from various pipes that drain the area around the hamlet of Katzenrüti . The Katzenbach initially flows through Rümlang as the Buechwisengraben before it passes through the Affoltern and Seebach districts of Zurich , where it flows into the Leutschenbach , which flows into the Glatt just 600 meters further .

Tributaries

  • Quarry ditch ( left )
  • Seeholzbächli ( right )
  • Rainachergraben ( left )
  • Middle ditch ( right )
  • Brüggelerbach ( left )
  • Holderbach ( Dorfbach Affoltern ) ( right )
  • Wolfswinkelgraben ( right )
  • Riedenholzgraben ( left )
  • Käshaldengraben ( left )

character

The stream has been partially straightened , but over long stretches it flows very slowly and is overgrown with numerous species of aquatic plants, which benefits dragonflies and other insects . The Katzenbach is of great importance because it connects the Katzensee with the Glatt ecologically . The Katzensee can be reached via a hiking trail within an hour from the Seebach terminus on tram line 14.

Web links

Commons : Katzenbach  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Geoserver of the Swiss Federal Administration ( information )
  2. ^ Individual references to the geographic information system of the Canton of Zurich