Rinderbach (Ruhr)

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Rinderbach
Vogelsangbach
The Rinderbach in Heiligenhaus

The Rinderbach in Heiligenhaus

Data
Water code DE : 27698
location North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
River system Rhine
Drain over Ruhr  → Rhine  → North Sea
source In Velbert
51 ° 20 ′ 14 ″  N , 7 ° 2 ′ 0 ″  E
Source height 238  m above sea level NN
muzzle At Kettwig in front of the bridge in the Ruhr Coordinates: 51 ° 21 '43 "  N , 6 ° 56' 4"  E 51 ° 21 '43 "  N , 6 ° 56' 4"  E
Mouth height 37  m above sea level NN
Height difference 201 m
Bottom slope 17 ‰
length 11.7 km
Catchment area 20.346 km²
The damming of the Rinderbach near Heiligenhaus-Abtsküche

The damming of the Rinderbach near Heiligenhaus-Abtsküche

The Rinderbach ( GKZ 27698), also called Vogelsangbach after the Heiligenhauser Wohnplatz and today's district Vogelsang , is an 11.7 km long orographically left tributary of the Ruhr in North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany .

geography

The stream rises in Velbert at an altitude of 238  m above sea level. NN . From here the Rinderbach or Vogelsangbach flows first in a north-westerly and westerly direction. It is dammed into a lake at the Abbot's kitchen and passes the Heiligenhaus center on the northern outskirts. Here the course turns north. At Kettwig before the bridge the Rinderbach flows at 37  m above sea level. NN in the Ruhr.

The Rinderbach overcomes a height difference of 201 m on its 11.7 km long path, which corresponds to an average bed gradient of 17.2 ‰. The brook drains a 20.346 km² catchment area via the Ruhr and Rhine to the North Sea .

Web links

Commons : Rinderbach  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b German basic map 1: 5000
  2. a b Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( Notes )
  3. On the editions 1892 to 1971 of the measuring table sheet 4607 Heiligenhaus the brook is continuously labeled with Vogelsangbach.