Mühlenbach (Schwalm)

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Mühlenbach
The mouth of the Mühlenbach (left) into the Schwalm

The mouth of the Mühlenbach (left) into the Schwalm

Data
Water code EN : 2844
location District of Heinsberg , North Rhine-Westphalia ( Germany )
River system Rhine
Drain over Schwalm  → Maas  → Hollands Diep  → North Sea
River basin district Meuse
source in Mönchengladbach - Herrath
51 ° 6 ′ 16 ″  N , 6 ° 21 ′ 40 ″  E
Source height 77  m above sea level NHN
muzzle at the Molzmühle von Rickelrath in the Schwalm Coordinates: 51 ° 9 '45 "  N , 6 ° 16' 30"  E 51 ° 9 '45 "  N , 6 ° 16' 30"  E
Mouth height approx.  53  m above sea level NHN
Height difference approx. 24 m
Bottom slope approx. 1.8 ‰
length 13.2 km
Catchment area 26.105 km²

The Mühlenbach is a 13.2 km long, southeast and orographically right tributary of the Schwalm in the North Rhine-Westphalian district of Heinsberg , in the administrative district of Cologne .

The care and maintenance of the Mühlenbach is the responsibility of the Schwalm Association, which is based in Brüggen .

geography

course

The Mühlenbach begins in the center of Herrath , a district of Mönchengladbach . Its source is about 77  m above sea level. NN . In its catchment area are the localities of Erkelenz - Mennekrath , the districts of Mönchengladbachs Baum , Bucholz, Genholland , Genhausen , Herrath, Hilderath , Merreter , Knoor, Sittard , Schriefers and Woof and the Wegberg districts of Ellinghoven , Gripekoven , Kipshoven , Mehlbusch and parts of Beeck and Beeckerheide . Coming from the direction of Buchholz, the Mühlenbach crosses under the B 57 and then runs northeast past the locality of Kipshoven. On the way to Merreter, the Mühlenbach takes the Ahlsbruchgraben and a little later the Sittardgraben into its structure. Past Gripekoven in Mönchengladbach- Gatzweiler the pond of the Vollmühle flows through. A total of five mill ponds are passed on the way before the Mühlenbach flows into the Schwalm Maas tributary coming from the south at Rickelrather Molzmühle at a height of around 53  m . The Mühlenbach forms the border between the town of Mönchengladbach and the Heinsberg district between Kipshoven and the Holtmühle .

Catchment area and tributaries

The catchment area of the Mühlenbach is 26.105  km² . Its tributaries include with orographic allocation (l = left-hand side, r = right-hand side) , length of water (viewed downstream) :

  • Unnamed watercourse from Buchholz (r; approx. 1 km)
  • Ahlsbruchgraben (r; 2 km)
  • Sittardgraben (r; 2.6 km)
  • Bachmannsgraben (l; 1.4 km)

Mills

Mühlen am Mühlenbach are or were:

history

In earlier times the Mühlenbach was the lifeline of the medieval Gripekoven Castle and an important, well- watered stream that supplied numerous mills with water . Today the stream is mainly used for surface drainage . The Mühlenbach was also called Alsbach or Gripekovener Bach. While in the past the Mühlenbach began its existence through natural springs in the area of ​​Gripekoven, nowadays considerable amounts of water are pumped in via pipelines . These swamps replace the water lost through lignite mining .

Fish pass

The Schwalmverband is building a fish pass at the Molzmühle in Rickelrath. According to the press release on March 2, 2012. The aim is to create a natural connection between the Mühlenbach and the Schwalm, so that fish and other aquatic organisms can find a barrier-free route through Schwalm and Mühlenbach. It is hoped that the Schwalm and its tributaries will once again become a habitat for original fish species such as eel, barbel , chub , gudgeon and perch. The system has now been completed.

gallery

  • The bush mill with pond at the mill stream

  • The Schrofmühle water wheel, now a museum

  • Roe deer also find a place on the Mühlenbach

  • Meandering brook near the Molzmühle

  • New fish pass between Schwalm and Mühlenbach

  • Beginning of the Mühlenbach fish pass

  • Carving at the Mühlenbach

  • Information board at Mühlenbach and Schwalm

  • Wet habitat near the town of Herrath

  • The Mühlenbach as an open stream

  • Level measurement on the Mühlenbach

  • The Mühlenbach as a natural stream

  • The Vollmühle am Mühlenbach in Gatzweiler

  • The Mühlenbach flows through the Holtmühle pond

  • The water wheel of the Holtmühle

  • Information board in the nature reserve

literature

  • Hans Vogt: Lower Rhine water mill guide 2nd edition. Verein Niederrhein, Krefeld 1998, ISBN 3-00-002906-0 , pp. 426-434.
  • Toni Mennen: The medieval Gripekoven Castle and the Dalen Lordship , Part 2, 1993, pp. 120–121
  • Horst Jung u. Helmut Elsner: The Schwalm - In the valley of the mills , pp. 70–79
  • Wegberg cultural guide, p. 103

Web links

Commons : Mühlenbach  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( Notes )
  2. ↑ a b German basic map 1: 5000
  3. ↑ a b c d e Water directory of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection NRW 2010 (XLS; 4.67 MB) ( Notes )
  4. ↑ Our tasks , on schwalmverband.de
  5. ↑ Wassermühle, Buschmühle (serial number 30), in monuments in the city of Wegberg on limburg-bernd.de
  6. ↑ Watermill Schrofmühle (serial number 8), in monuments in the town of Wegberg on limburg-bernd.de
  7. ↑ Courtyard with watermill Molzmühle (serial number 92), in monuments in the city of Wegberg on limburg-bernd.de
  8. ↑ Fish ladder for the Schwalm , from March 2, 2012, on rp-online.de