Rhünda (Schwalm)

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Rhünda
Rhündabach
The Rhünda near the confluence with the Schwalm

The Rhünda near the confluence with the Schwalm

Data
Water code DE : 428896
location Schwalm-Eder-Kreis , Hesse , Germany
River system Weser
Drain over Schwalm  → Eder  → Fulda  → Weser  → North Sea
Headwaters in Dickershausen
51 ° 3 '20 "  N , 9 ° 27' 52"  E
Source height 327.5  m above sea level NN
muzzle at Rhünda in the Schwalm Coordinates: 51 ° 6 ′ 59 "  N , 9 ° 24 ′ 16"  E 51 ° 6 ′ 59 "  N , 9 ° 24 ′ 16"  E
Mouth height 159  m above sea level NN
Height difference 168.5 m
Bottom slope 13 ‰
length 12.9 km
Catchment area 31.857 km²
Drain NNQ
MQ
 44 m³ / s
194 m³ / s
Left tributaries see below
Right tributaries see below
Medium-sized cities Homberg
Small towns Felsberg
Communities Malsfeld

The Rhünda , also called Rhündabach , is a 12.9 km long, orographically right-hand or eastern tributary of the Schwalm in the Schwalm-Eder district in northern Hesse ( Germany ).

course

Elevation profile of the Rhündabach

The Rhünda rises in the northern foothills of the Knüllgebirge . Its source is in the village of Dickershausen , a district of Homberg , at 327.5  m above sea level. NN .

Initially, the Rhünda flows north-east to and through Sipperhausen , and then turns from the Stöpplingskopf to the north-north-west. In this direction it flows through, approximately parallel to the bit east extending Bundesautobahn 7 , which in the Ostheimer sink preferred Kleinostheim , to thereafter pass the west Geschellenberg ( 324  m bit) and east past Mosheim to pass.

From Hilgershausen , a little northeast of the brook, the Rhünda turns for a short distance to the west- south- west and from Helmshausen , which lies a little south-west of the brook, finally turns to the north-west.

After passing the Grundmühle and two basalt quarries, the Rhünda reaches the Felsberg district of Rhünda , after which it flows through and under the Bundesstraße 253 immediately before reaching the Main-Weser Railway at about 159  m above sea level. NN to flow into the Schwalm, which in turn flows into the Eder shortly after crossing the railway line .

Catchment area and tributaries

The tributaries of the Rhünda , whose catchment area is 31.857 km², include downstream with orographic allocation (l = left-hand side, r = right-hand side), water length , mouth with Rhünda creek kilometers and catchment area size :

Skull of Rhünda

In 1956, the skull of Rhünda was found near the mouth of the Rhünda , an ice-age skull of a person from around 12,000 years ago.

Literary mention

The writer Heinrich Ruppel wrote about the Rhündatal:

"The Rhündatal is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom."

- From: Heinrich Ruppel, Humor in der Schule , A. Bernecker Verlag, Melsungen, 1983, 3rd edition

Web links

Commons : Rhünda (river)  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Water map service of the Hessian Ministry for the Environment, Climate Protection, Agriculture and Consumer Protection ( information )