Kupferbach (Berka)

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Kupferbach
The Kupferbach between Vockerode and Abterode between the Unter- and Papiermühle

The Kupferbach between Vockerode and Abterode
between the Unter- and Papiermühle

Data
Water code DE : 41924
location Werra-Meißner-Kreis , Hessen ( Germany )
River system Weser
Drain over Berka  → Werra  → Weser  → North Sea
source on the eastern flank of the Hohe Meißner
51 ° 12 ′ 38 ″  N , 9 ° 52 ′ 38 ″  E
Source height approx. 345 m /  490  m above sea level NHN 
muzzle in Höllental in the Berka Coordinates: 51 ° 13 ′ 35 ″  N , 9 ° 57 ′ 19 ″  E 51 ° 13 ′ 35 ″  N , 9 ° 57 ′ 19 ″  E
Mouth height 190  m above sea level NHN 
Height difference approx. 155/300 m
Bottom slope 52 ‰
length 5.8 km / 7.2 km
Catchment area 10.572 km²

The Kupferbach is a southwest and right tributary of the Berka in the Hessian Werra-Meißner-Kreis ( Germany ), which - depending on which source stream you measure - is 5.8 km or 7.2 km long.

The stream runs in the municipality of Meißner exclusively in the geo-nature park Frau-Holle-Land (Werratal.Meißner.Kaufunger Wald) and belongs to the river system of the Weser .

course

The Kupferbach rises on the eastern flank of the Hoher Meißner mountain range . Its northwest source stream arises in an agricultural area northwest of Vockerode at around 345  m above sea level. NHN and the southwest source stream west of Vockerode in Schwalbenthal, located south-southeast below the Kalbe, at an altitude of about 490  m .

The Kupferbach flows mainly in an easterly direction. Its short source streams unite in Vockerode at a height of about 280  m . The stream then runs - passing the “Unter-” and “Papiermühle” - immediately northwest past Abterode and then past the “Dammühle” and the Gustav Pit , a little further away to the east , a former copper mine now operated as a visitor mine .

The "Kupperbach-Bruck" stands about 1.2 km from the confluence of the Kupferbach in the Berka. This bridge was built at the beginning of the 20th century in order to bring the heavy spar extracted from the "Grube Gustav" between 1900 and 1967 to Berkatal for further processing. The writer Helene Brehm took over the sponsorship of this structure, which is still passable today.

Finally, the Kupferbach flows into the Höllental between the forester's lodge “Schmelzhütte”, where the copper ore was once smelted, in the west and the inn “Frau Holle” in the east, on the right-hand side at around 190  m above sea level in the western Werra tributary Berka .

useful information

On its way, the Kupferbach loses about 300 m difference in altitude from its farthest source (southwest), which corresponds to a mean bed gradient of 41.67 ‰ for a river length of 7.2 km. The catchment area has a size of 10,572 km².

Due to the purity of the water in the Kupferbach, you can find the rare brook lamprey , crayfish , numerous trout , as well as rare aquatic and bank plants.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h Water map service of the Hessian Ministry for the Environment, Climate Protection, Agriculture and Consumer Protection ( information )
  3. ↑ a b The Kupferbach is - depending on which source stream you measure with - 5.8 or 7.5 km long and overcomes 155 or 300 m difference in altitude from its sources to the mouth; According to the water map service of the Hessian Ministry for the Environment, Climate Protection, Agriculture and Consumer Protection ( information ) (kilometers) and map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information ) (heights)
  4. ↑ Geo-coordinates of the northwest source stream (approx. 345  m height): 51 ° 12 ′ 47 ″  N , 9 ° 53 ′ 43.5 ″  E
  5. ↑ Geo-coordinates of the southwest source stream (approx. 490  m height) are the source coordinates from the info box
  6. ↑ Geographic coordinates of the source stream confluence (approx. 280  m ): 51 ° 12 ′ 32 ″  N , 9 ° 54 ′ 37.5 ″  E