Klusbach (Birs)

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Klusbach
Chlusbach
Data
Water code CH : 410185
location District of Arlesheim ,
Canton of Basel-Country , Switzerland
River system Rhine
Drain over Birs  → Rhine  → North Sea
source at the Obere Klus farm near the Münchsberg ruins,
47 ° 27 ′ 48 ″  N , 7 ° 34 ′ 7 ″  E
Source height 437  m above sea level M.
muzzle in Aesch in the Birs coordinates: 47 ° 28 '4 "  N , 7 ° 36' 5"  E ; CH1903:  612 281  /  257445 47 ° 28 '4 "  N , 7 ° 36' 5"  O
Mouth height 293  m above sea level M.
Height difference 144 m
Bottom slope 48 ‰
length 3 km
Catchment area 3.76 km²
Discharge at the estuary
A Eo : 3.76 km² 		MQ
Mq
 		60 l / s
16 l / (s km²)
Right tributaries Leimattbach

The Klusbach , also called Chlusbach , is a brook in the Baselland . It is about three kilometers long and flows into the Birs at Aesch .

Surname

Klus , from the Latin clusa = enclosed space, is a name for a transverse valley of a river or stream with steep, rocky side walls.

geography

course

The Klusbach rises at an altitude of about 444  m above sea level. M. in a meadow north of the Upper Chlus in the municipality of Pfeffingen BL . It flows initially in a north northwesterly direction at the ruins Schalberg and the Stone Age inhabited scarf mountain cave over, then bends sharply to the right and now runs first parallel to Klusstrasse and then to Bachmattweg eastward flowing at the southern foot of the largest vineyard area of Canton Chlus ( Lower Chus - , Upper Chusberg and Vorderer Chusberg ) through the Lower Chlus . In the Vorderen Chlus , by the Etzmatt corridor , it is fed on its right by the Leimattbach coming from the village of Pfeffingen . It reaches the western edge of Aesch at Flur Grossmatt and finally flows out at an altitude of about 299  m above sea level. M. piped underground north of the Bahnhofsstrasse bridge from the left into the Birs .

Catchment area

The catchment area of ​​the Klusbach is limited in the southeast by the Schlossgrabenbach , in the southwest by the Langimattbach , in the northwest by the Steinwegbächli and in the north by the Erlengrabenbach .

Tributaries

nature and environment

The soils of the Klustal are characterized by impermeable alluvial loam and clays from the Jurassic era, especially oxford clays . In the resulting wet meadows, u. a. the gold buttercup is splendid. These wetlands are also an ideal refuge for numerous animal species. Thus, in the floodplain of the corridor Erzmatt the common frog , the thread and the Alpine newt and in the zone around the Schalberg the fire salamander before. The two-striped spring damsel and blue-winged dragonfly live throughout the valley . In 2007, the sparrowhawk , rook , goldfinch , green woodpecker , tree sparrow , red and song thrush and in 2012 the common snipe were observed from the bird world . In the years 2003–2004 the stream, which had been channeled in 1930, was renatured and in 2006 the jackdaw crab was reinstated. In the Klusbach , the Aesch-Angenstein Fisheries Association (FVA) releases trout hatchlings every May . The vineyards on the Klus Wine Trail are a popular destination. Above the Klushof , the stream forms a small waterfall.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Geographic information system of the canton of Basel-Landschaft
  2. ↑ Geoserver of the Swiss Federal Administration ( information )
  3. ↑ a b Modeled mean annual discharge. In: Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waters: area outlets. Retrieved August 10, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Schalberg ruins ( Memento of the original from October 18, 2012 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.baselland-tourismus.ch
  5. ↑ a b see 2010 inventory
  6. ↑ Observations 2007  ( 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. , Association for Nature and Bird Protection Reinach (VNVR)@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.vnvr.ch  
  7. ↑ Observations 2012  ( 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.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.vnvr.ch  
  8. ↑ Fischchnusperli and a cozy get-together , weekly paper for Birseck and Dorneck, July 14, 2012
  9. ↑ Green oases in the region  ( 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.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.blt.ch  
  10. ↑ Leisure time in Aesch BL (PDF; 2.3 MB)

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