Krebsbach (Selke)
| Krebsbach | ||
 Upper course of the Krebsbach |
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| Data | ||
| location | Saxony-Anhalt , Germany | |
| River system | Elbe | |
| Drain over | Selke → Bode → Saale → Elbe → North Sea | |
| source |
Ramberg massif 1 km south of Viktorshöhe 51 ° 40 ′ 46 ″ N , 11 ° 4 ′ 47 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 510 m above sea level NHN | |
| muzzle | in the Selke coordinates: 51 ° 39 '52 " N , 11 ° 7' 37" E 51 ° 39 '52 " N , 11 ° 7' 37" E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 310 m above sea level NHN | |
| Height difference | approx. 200 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 40 ‰ | |
| length | 5 km | |
| Right tributaries | Brettenbergsbach , Jagdhausbach | |
| Flowing lakes | Crayfish pond | |
The Krebsbach is a left tributary of the Selke in the Lower Harz , Saxony-Anhalt . The flow ordinal number is 5.
course
The Krebsbach rises about one kilometer south of the Viktorshöhe in the Ramberg massif belonging to the Lower Harz . The mountain stream has cut into the terrain. The incision is called the Krebsbachtal and narrows downstream.
In the lower reaches, after about four kilometers, the Krebsbach flows through the artificially created Krebsbachteich . After about five kilometers it flows into the Selke on the left . The mouth is north of the nearby Selke Valley Railway stop at Drahtzug .
In terms of settlement and morphology, the Krebsbach is, next to the Friedenstalbach, the most valuable brook in the Selke river system. Both streams are an important repopulation pool for the Selke.
Apart from a few insignificant tributaries, this mountain stream has only two natural tributaries. These are the Brettenbergsbach and a little further downstream the Jagdhausbach - both on the right side in the lower course of the brook.
The valley through which it flows is the Krebsbachtal. In the course of this, the rare pygmy owl was detected.
Name meaning
The name is derived from cancer , with an attached -bach . The basic word can also be traced as Old High German chrepaʒo and Middle High German krebeʒ ( e ). The name probably refers to the noble crab . This one has a presumably autochthonous occurrence here.
Web links
- The Krebsbach , on harzlife.de
- Hike through the Krebsbachtal , on selketalbahn.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michael Bergemann: Complete list of flowing waters in the Elbe catchment area . Authority for the Environment and Energy, Hamburg July 1, 2015 ( fgg-elbe.de [PDF; 802 kB ; accessed on November 29, 2015]).
- ↑ a b Christiane Funkel, SELKETAL REFUGE
- ↑ Bird monitoring in Saxony-Anhalt 2004 (PDF; 5.9 MB)
- ↑ Elfriede Ulbricht: The river basin of the Thuringian Saale . 1st edition. Max Niemeyer, Halle (Saale) 1957.