Kitschbach

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Kitschbach
Schaafbach
Kitschbach near Karken

Kitschbach near Karken

Data
Water code DE : 28296
location Germany

Netherlands

River system Rhine
Drain over Rur  → Maas  → Hollands Diep  → North Sea
River basin district Meuse
source Beginning of the stream in forest dampness - Löcken
51 ° 3 ′ 51 ″  N , 6 ° 2 ′ 9 ″  E
Source height 54  m above sea level NN
muzzle at Vlodrop NL in the Rur coordinates: 51 ° 7 '27 "  N , 6 ° 4' 48"  E 51 ° 7 '27 "  N , 6 ° 4' 48"  E
Mouth height approx.  29  m above sea level NN
Height difference approx. 25 m
Bottom slope approx. 2.7 ‰
length 9.1 km
Catchment area 54.439 km²
Drain
at the mouth 		MNQ
MQ
 65.64 l / s
304.57 l / s

The Kitschbach is a nine kilometer long, left-hand stream in the Rur-Maas river system in the North Rhine-Westphalian district of Heinsberg , in the administrative district of Cologne .

geography

course

The Kitschbach with a length of 10.439 kilometers begins in the village of Waldfeucht-Löcken at an altitude of 54  m above sea level. NN . It then flows in a north-westerly direction along the places Schöndorf and Obspringen towards Haaren. At Obspringer Straße, the Kitschbach takes on the Waldfeuchter Bach and flows in a north-easterly direction. At the Driesch in Haaren, the treated wastewater from the sewage treatment plant is collected before the further path leads past the former Kitscher Mühle . After the flood ditch has been recorded, the stream flows through the northern part of Karken towards Wolfhager Mühle . In this area, the Kitschbach is also commonly called Schaafbach . At the Wolfhager Motte , the Mühlenbach flows into the water from the right. After passing the Wolfhager Mühle, the Kitschbach (Schaafbach) reaches the German - Dutch border and flows about 600 meters as a border river , before flowing the last 500 m over Dutch territory from the left at a height of 29  m above sea level. NN flows into the Rur .

Tributaries

  • Waldfeuchter Fliess (GKZ 282962) ( left ), 3.0 km
  • Flutgraben (GKZ 282964) ( right ), 4.9 km
  • Vlootbeek ( left junction to the Meuse ). 18.4 km
  • Mühlenbach (GKZ 282966) ( Mühlengraben ) ( right ), 2.8 km

character

The Kitschbach is a stream that drains the areas around forest moisture and hairs northwest of Heinsberg . This makes the Kitschbach an important element of surface drainage during floods and snowmelt .

gallery

  • Beginning of the stream in Waldfeucht-Löcken

  • Kitschbach below Schöndorf

  • Pollard willows at Kitscbach

  • Kitschbach on Obspringer Strasse

  • Wooden bridge over the Kitschbach

  • The Kitschbach between Kitscher Mühle and Karken

  • Residential and farm buildings of the former kitsch mill

Mill on the Kitschbach

Kitscher Mühle in Waldfeucht-Haaren on the Kitscherweg.

literature

  • Hans Vogt: Lower Rhine water mill guide 2nd edition. Verein Niederrhein, Krefeld 1998, ISBN 3-00-002906-0 , pages 319.
  • Hubert Berens: The Kitschermühle History and Documentation 1992

Web links

Commons : Kitschbach  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b German basic map 1: 5000
  2. ↑ Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( Notes )
  3. ↑ Area directory for the water stationing 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 inserted automatically 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) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.lanuv.nrw.de
  4. ↑ ELWAS card