Kranenbach

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Kranenbach
Mill pond of the house mill

Mill pond of the house mill

Data
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
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
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 :

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Water directory of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection North Rhine-Westphalia (PDF; 1.1 MB)
  2. ↑ http://www.schwalmverband.de/