Mühlenbach (Ruhr, Arnsberg)

This article explains the river Mühlenbach in the Arnsberg district of Rumbeck .; There is another river with the same name as the lower reaches of the Stakelberger Bach in the Arnsberg district of Vosswinkel.

Mühlenbach
Stream in the nature reserve Mühlenbachtal
Data
Water code	DE : 2761772
location	North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
River system	Rhine
Drain over	Ruhr  → Rhine  → North Sea
source	On the eastern slope of the Henssenberg south of Rumbeck (Arnsberg) 51 ° 21 ′ 46 ″  N , 8 ° 6 ′ 8 ″  E
Source height	390  m above sea level NN
muzzle	North of Rumbeck near the Rumbecker Hammer in the Ruhr Coordinates: 51 ° 23 '48 "  N , 8 ° 6' 28"  E 51 ° 23 '48 "  N , 8 ° 6' 28"  E
Mouth height	195  m above sea level NN
Height difference	195 m
Bottom slope	40 ‰
length	4.8 km
Catchment area	3.6 km²

The Mühlenbach is a 4.844 km long orographically left tributary of the Ruhr in the North Rhine-Westphalian Arnsberg . The stream rises on the eastern slope of the Henssenberg south of Rumbeck at an altitude of 390  m above sea level. NN and flows in a northerly direction at 195  m above sea level. NN in the Ruhr.

On its way, the stream overcomes a height difference of 195 m, which corresponds to a mean bed gradient of 40.3 ‰ over a length of 4.844 km. The stream drains through the Ruhr and the Rhine to the North Sea .

nature and environment

Large parts of the stream in the upper reaches are in the Mühlenbachtal nature reserve and in the mouth area in the Ruhraue nature reserve .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} German basic map 1: 5000
2. ↑ ^{a b} Water directory of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection NRW (PDF file; 1.1 MB)
3. ↑ Hochsauerlandkreis - Lower Landscape Authority: Arnsberg Landscape Plan, Meschede 1998