Nesselbach (Lenne)
| Nesselbach | ||
 Nesselbach at the natural monument Felsen in Nordenau |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | DE : 276612 | |
| location | Hochsauerlandkreis , North Rhine-Westphalia ( Germany ) | |
| River system | Rhine | |
| Drain over | Lenne → Ruhr → Rhine → North Sea | |
| source | in the Rothaargebirge near Altastenberg 51 ° 11 ′ 44 ″ N , 8 ° 28 ′ 0 ″ E |
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| Source height | 723 m above sea level NHN | |
| muzzle | near Inderlenne in the Lenne coordinates: 51 ° 10 ′ 1 ″ N , 8 ° 23 ′ 40 ″ E 51 ° 10 ′ 1 ″ N , 8 ° 23 ′ 40 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | 459 m above sea level NHN | |
| Height difference | 264 m | |
| Bottom slope | 36 ‰ | |
| length | 7.4 km | |
| Catchment area | 10.729 km² | |
The Nesselbach is a 7.4 km long orographic right tributary of the Lenne in the North Rhine-Westphalian Hochsauerlandkreis , Germany .
geography
course
The Nesselbach rises in the Rothaargebirge about 650 m north of the center of the Winterberg district of Altastenberg . Its source lies directly above a curve of the district road 18 leading from Altastenberg to the Schmallenberg district of Nordenau at an altitude of 723 m above sea level. NHN .
Initially, the brook, which runs entirely in the Sauerland-Rothaargebirge Nature Park , flows in a south-westerly direction. With the confluence of the Schauerten Siepen coming from the Schmallenberg district of Nesselbach , the course turns south. The brook reaches Nordenau , from where it gradually turns back to the southwest.
After taking in the Lengenbeck flowing from Lengenbeck, the Nesselbach flows at an altitude of 459 m on the right into the Ruhr tributary Lenne coming from the east-southeast ; About 300 m downstream is Inderlenne in the southwest .
The Nesselbach overcomes a height difference of 264 m on a 7.4 km stretch of river, which corresponds to an average bed gradient of 35.7 ‰. The brook drains a 10.729 km² catchment area via the Lenne , Ruhr and Rhine to the North Sea .
Tributaries
The tributaries of the Nesselbach include (viewed downstream):
| Surname | page | Stat. ( km ) |
Length ( km ) |
EZG ( km² ) |
Mouth height ( m above sea level ) |
GKZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuhlmann's sieves | right | 5.5 | 1.6 | 0.900 | 597 | 276612-12 |
| Shivered sieves | right | 4.6 | 0.8 | 0.600 | 573 | 276612-14 |
| Base meter | Left | 3.9 | 1.3 | 0.709 | 555 | 276612-2 |
| Lengenbeck | right | 1.0 | 2.9 | 2.402 | 475 | 276612-4 |
environment
The Nesselbach is one of the coarse material rich, silicate low mountain range brooks.
References and comments
- ↑ a b c d e German basic map (DGK 5) in Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( information )
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( information )
- ↑ Stat. = Water stationing
- ↑ For a better overview and sorting downstream, a hyphen has been added for each river in the water code number (GKZ) after the number “276612”, which stands for the Nesselbach .
- ↑ Table surface water bodies ( Memento from July 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 237 kB)