Locherbach

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Locherbach
Data
Water code DE : 272188
location Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany
River system Rhine
Drain over Asdorf  → Sieg  → Rhine  → North Sea
source North of Freudenberg - top sticks
50 ° 53 '41 "  N , 7 ° 49' 54"  O
Source height approx.  380  m above sea level NN
muzzle Below Niederfischbach -Eicherhof in the Asdorf coordinates: 50 ° 50 '14 "  N , 7 ° 51' 14"  E 50 ° 50 '14 "  N , 7 ° 51' 14"  E
Mouth height 210  m above sea level NHN
Height difference approx. 170 m
Bottom slope approx. 21 ‰
length 8.1 km
Catchment area 15.19 km²
Communities Harbach

The Löcherbach , also called Locherbach , is a 8.1 km long right tributary of the Asdorf in Siegerland , southern North Rhine-Westphalia and northern Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany .

In topographical maps, the Löcherbach is often referred to as a tributary of the Winner (s )bach or its lower course is referred to as the Winnersbach . Its catchment area at the confluence of the two brooks is only 4.714 km², while that of the Löcherbach is 6.822 km² up to this point. In terms of length, the Löcherbach is also clearly ahead with 5.7 kilometers compared to 3.6 of the Winnersbach. Accordingly, the water management authorities run the Löcherbach as a main and the Winnersbach as a tributary.

geography

The Löcherbach rises in the northeast of the central Victory Bergland counted Morsbacher highlands northeast of Freudenberg - Upper poles at an altitude of 380  m above sea level. NN in the immediate vicinity of the source of the Wisser Bach . The stream soon enters the natural Siegerland and flows mainly in southern directions. It flows through the villages of Niederstöcken , Locherhof and Harbach .

Below the village it flows at 238  m above sea level. NN with the eponymous Winner (s) bach coming from the right from the Kirchen district of Winnersbach ( 50.85639 ° N, 7.84635 ° E ).

After an underflow as a local border between Niederfischbach in the east and Kirchen in the west, the Löcherbach finally flows into the Asdorf from the right .

On its 8.1 km long course, the Löcherbach overcomes a height difference of 142 m, which corresponds to an average bed gradient of around 20 ‰. The brook drains a 15.190 km² catchment area via Asdorf , Sieg and Rhine to the North Sea .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Measurement based on the German basemap 1: 5000
  2. ↑ a b Water directory of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection NRW 2010 (XLS; 4.67 MB) ( Notes )