Prether Bach

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Prether Bach
Schwalenbach (upper course)
Confluence of the Missebach and Schwalenbach rivers to the Prether Bach

Confluence of the Missebach and Schwalenbach rivers to the Prether Bach

Data
Water code DE : 2822842
location Eifel

Germany

River system Rhine
Drain over Platißbach  → Olef  → Urft  → Rur  → Maas  → Hollands Diep  → North Sea
River basin district Meuse
source in the northern Eifel
near Hellenthal - Schnorrenberg
50 ° 24 ′ 49 ″  N , 6 ° 26 ′ 9 ″  E
Source height approx.  641.5  m above sea level NHN
muzzle near Hellenthal- Platiss
in the Platissbach Coordinates: 50 ° 28 '37 "  N , 6 ° 25' 28"  E 50 ° 28 '37 "  N , 6 ° 25' 28"  E
Mouth height approx.  422  m above sea level NHN
Height difference approx. 219.5 m
Bottom slope approx. 21 ‰
length 10.2 km
Catchment area 24.893 km²
Prether Bach at the Oberprether mill

Prether Bach at the Oberprether mill

Prether Bach near the mouth

Prether Bach near the mouth

The Prether Bach is an approximately 10.2 km long, southern and orographically right tributary of the Platissbach in the area of ​​the municipality of Hellenthal .

course

The Prether Bach rises as a Schwalenbach in the Hohes Venn-Eifel Nature Park in the North Eifel , naturally on the Hollerath plateau . The source is about 1000 m southwest of the village of Schnorrenberg , 1.6 km southeast of the village of Schwalenbach and 5 km east of the Belgian border at about 641.5  m above sea level. Above sea level.

The Schwalenbach flows northwest to near the village of Miescheid . After about 3 km it takes the Wurfbach from the left , and after a further 1000 m flowing stretch the Missebach from the left . From there on the flowing water is called Prether Bach . From then on, the Prether Bach, which including its source arm Schwalenbach runs almost exclusively in the nature reserve Prether Bachtal and tributaries , flows in northern directions. It receives further tributaries from both sides, flows through Oberpreth and Unterpreth and passes numerous other districts of Hellenthal.

Then opens the Prether bei Platiß to about 422  m height in the coming therein from the west Olef influx Platißbach .

Catchment area and tributaries

The catchment area of the Prether Bach is 24.893 km² and drains into the North Sea via Platißbach, Olef, Urft, Rur, Maas and Hollands Diep.

Tributaries of the Prether Bach
Stat. in km
Surname GKZ location Length
in km
007.30 Wurfbach 2822842-2 Left0 001,9770
006.60 Missebach 2822842-40 Left0 003,4460
006.40 Spillpertssiefen 2822842-52 Left0 001,5790
005.70 Kirmesbach 2822842-60 Left0 001.9230
005.20 Kambach 2822842-72 right 001.6830
004.30 Ramsbach 2822842-74 Left0 003.1120
003.30 Kombach 2822842-76 right 002.2510
002.80 Cord depths 2822842-80 right 000.9550
002.10 Helmersiefen 2822842-92 right 000.8280
001.60 Lorenzsiefen 2822842-94 Left0 001,1350
001.10 Eicherscheidersiefen 2822842-96 Left0 001.1810

Notes on the table

  1. ↑ Water code number , in Germany the official river code number with a separator inserted after the prefix for better readability, which stands for the Prether Bach receiving water shared by all .

freetime and recreation

Information board about the kingfisher

The Eisvogelwanderweg runs through the valley of the Prether Bach . The path leads past Oberprether Mühle and Udenbrether Mühle .

Web links

Commons : Prether Bach  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( information )
  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. ↑ Nature reserve "Prether Bachtal und Nebenbächer" in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia
  5. ↑ Michael Singer: Eisvogelwanderweg. Eifel Tourismus GmbH, January 24, 2014, accessed on December 22, 2014 .
  6. ↑ Specialized information system ELWAS, Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Agriculture, Nature and Consumer Protection NRW ( information )