Often brook

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Often brook
Data
Water code DE : 276978
location Germany
River system Rhine
Drain over Ruhr  → Rhine  → North Sea
source west of Velbert - Langenhorst
51 ° 21 ′ 34 ″  N , 7 ° 1 ′ 1 ″  E
Source height 150  m above sea level NHN
muzzle near Schloss Oefte near Essen - Kettwig Coordinates: 51 ° 21 '57 "  N , 6 ° 57' 38"  E 51 ° 21 '57 "  N , 6 ° 57' 38"  E
Mouth height 44  m above sea level NHN
Height difference 106 m
Bottom slope 22 ‰
length 4.8 km
Catchment area 11.207 km²
Discharge
A Eo : 11.207 km²
at the mouth
MNQ
MQ
Mq
16.28 l / s
170.21 l / s
15.2 l / (s km²)

The Oefter Bach ( GKZ 276978) is a 4.8 km long, orographically left tributary of the Ruhr in North Rhine-Westphalia .

geography

course

The stream rises about 1.2 km west of the Verlberter district Langenhorst at an altitude of 150  m above sea level. NN . From here, flowing mainly in a westerly direction, the stream flows into Schloss Oefte at 44  m above sea level. NN in the Ruhr .

The Oefter Bach overcomes a height difference of 106 m on its 4.8 km long path, which corresponds to a mean bed gradient of 22.1 ‰.

Catchment area

The 11.21 km² catchment area of the Oefter Bach is drained through it via the Ruhr and Rhine to the North Sea.

It borders

  • in the northeast to the catchment area of ​​the Pfefferbach , which flows into the Ruhr;
  • in the east to that of the Rosentalbach , which is also a tributary to the Ruhr;
  • in the south to that of the Ruhr tributary Rinderbach ;
  • and in the northwest to that of the Ruhr itself.

Most of the valley meadows are forested, otherwise arable land dominates.

Tributaries

Individual evidence

  1. a b German basic map 1: 5000
  2. Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( Notes )
  3. a b ELWAS specialist information system, Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Agriculture, Nature and Consumer Protection North Rhine-Westphalia ( notes )
  4. In the water station, the Oefter Bach is named "Rinderbach", but this is a name that is not recorded on common maps and which also means that there is a risk of confusion with the nearby Rinderbach .
  5. a b c own measurement on ELWAS