Kranenbach
Kranenbach | ||
Mill pond of the house mill |
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Water code | EN : 2848 | |
location | District of Viersen , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany | |
River system | Rhine | |
Drain over | Schwalm → Maas → Hollands Diep → North Sea | |
River basin district | Meuse | |
source | near the Vennbachhof near Ungerath (municipality of Schwalmtal ) 51 ° 11 ′ 4 ″ N , 6 ° 17 ′ 14 ″ E |
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Source height | approx. 60 m above sea level NN | |
muzzle | at the Borner Mühle in the Schwalm Coordinates: 51 ° 14 '29 " N , 6 ° 12' 12" E 51 ° 14 '29 " N , 6 ° 12' 12" E |
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Mouth height | approx. 40 m above sea level NN | |
Height difference | approx. 20 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 2.1 ‰ | |
length | 9.5 km | |
Catchment area | 48.917 km² |
The Kranenbach is an orographically right tributary of the Schwalm in the Lower Rhine district of Viersen .
The source is located near the Vennbachhof near Ungerath (municipality of Schwalmtal ) at an altitude of around 60 m above sea level. NN . The stream is almost 9.5 kilometers long and flows into the Borner Mühle at a height of about 40 m above sea level. NN . in the Schwalm. The Kranenbach takes the water from the Haversloher Bach (1.5 kilometers long), the Heidweiher Bach (1.5 kilometers long), the Vogelsrather Bach (1.7 kilometers long), the Schageher Bach (1.4 kilometers long) and the Mountain moat with a length of 2.3 kilometers in its course.
The Kranenbach was straightened in 1925/26. The care and maintenance of the water is the responsibility of the Schwalm Association , which is based in Brüggen .
Mills
There are a number of former watermills on the Kranenbach :
- Hausermühle , Schwalmtal community, Waldniel district
- Schierer Mühle , district of Schier
- Pletschmühle , Amern district
- Hüttermühle , Amern district