Kelchsauer Ache
| Kelchsauer Ache | ||
 The course of the Kelchsauer Ache (blue) in the catchment area of the Brixentaler Ache |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | AT : 2-8-240-26 | |
| location | Tyrol , Austria | |
| River system | Danube | |
| Drain over | Brixentaler Ache → Inn → Danube → Black Sea | |
| origin | Confluence of Langer-Grund-Ache and Kurzer-Grund-Ache in Kelchsau 47 ° 22 ′ 8 ″ N , 12 ° 7 ′ 43 ″ E |
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| Source height | 851 m above sea level A. | |
| muzzle | near Hopfgarten im Brixental in the Brixentaler Ache Coordinates: 47 ° 26 '31 " N , 12 ° 9' 42" E 47 ° 26 '31 " N , 12 ° 9' 42" E |
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| Mouth height | 602 m above sea level A. | |
| Height difference | 249 m | |
| Bottom slope | 24 ‰ | |
| length | 10.5 km | |
| Catchment area | 137.7 km² | |
| Discharge at the Hörbrunn A Eo gauge : 134.5 km² Location: 3.22 km above the mouth |
NNQ (15.11.1983) MNQ 1992–2010 MQ 1992–2010 Mq 1992–2010 MHQ 1992–2010 HHQ (06.08.1985) |
460 l / s 1.24 m³ / s 5.45 m³ / s 40.5 l / (s km²) 46.3 m³ / s 80.7 m³ / s |
| Communities | Hopfgarten in Brixental | |
 The mouth of the Kelchsauer Ache (from the right) into the Brixentaler Ache |
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The Kelchsauer Ache is a left tributary of the Brixentaler Ache in the Kitzbühel Alps in Tyrol .
course
The Kelchsauer Ache arises from the union of two source streams in the Kelchsau in the Kitzbühel Alps . The Langer-Grund-Ache rises on the north side of the Torhelm at an altitude of 2036 m above sea level. A. ( ⊙ ) and has a length of 15.6 km. The source of the 13.8 km long Kurzer-Grund-Ache lies at an altitude of 2248 m above sea level. A. below the Aleitenspitze ( ⊙ ), less than a kilometer as the crow flies from the source of the Salzach .
From the junction of the two source streams, the Kelchsauer Ache flows north through the valley called Kelchsau , past the place of the same name. The most important tributaries are the Kehlbach and the Brummer Graben, both of which flow from the left. At Hopfgarten in Brixental , the Kelchsauer Ache flows into the shorter and less water-rich Brixentaler Ache.
The Kelchsauer Ache is 10.5 km long, together with the Langer-Grund-Ache as the longest spring stream, it has a length of 26.1 km and a difference in altitude of 1434 m. It runs entirely in the municipality of Hopfgarten.
Catchment area and water supply
The Kelchsauer Ache drains a catchment area of around 138 km², which is 602 m above sea level. A. (Brixental) up to 2494 m above sea level. A. (Torhelm) is enough.
The mean discharge at the Hörbrunn gauge, 3.2 km above the mouth, is 5.45 m³ / s, which corresponds to a relatively high discharge rate of 40.5 l / s · km². The Kelchsauer Ache has a nival runoff regime , which is characterized by the snowmelt in the higher elevations of the catchment area. The mean discharge in the month with the most water in May (10.9 m³ / s) is around six times higher than in the month with the least water in February (1.77 m³ / s).
use
Two run-of- river power plants from Stadtwerke Wörgl use the water from the Kelchsauer Ache to generate energy. The Kelchsau-Zwiesel power plant, built in 1967, has an output of 2,230 kW, while the Kelchsau-Ehreit power plant, which went into operation in 2005, has 1,680 kW.
The Ache is a popular body of water with whitewater paddlers , it has difficulty level III (+).
Web links
- Water level and flow of the Kelchsauer Ache at the Hörbrunn gauge (Hydrographischer Dienst Tirol)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d TIRIS - Tyrolean regional planning and information system
- ↑ a b Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management (Ed.): Hydrographisches Jahrbuch von Österreich 2010. 118th volume. Vienna 2012, p. OG 112, PDF (12.6 MB) on bmlrt.gv.at (yearbook 2010)
- ↑ Stadtwerke Wörgl: Our hydroelectric power plants ( Memento of the original from May 21, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Kelchsauer Ache on kajaktour.de
