Sasselbach (Orke)

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Sasselbach
Data
Water code DE : 428492
location in the municipality of Vöhl ; District of Waldeck-Frankenberg , North Hesse ( Germany )
River system Weser
Drain over Orke  → Eder  → Fulda  → Weser  → North Sea
source near book mountain in the axes Berger Leimestruth
51 ° 9 '47 "  N , 8 ° 52' 2"  O
Source height approx.  395  m above sea level NHN
muzzle in Ederbringhausen in the Orke Coordinates: 51 ° 7 ′ 54 "  N , 8 ° 51 ′ 41"  E 51 ° 7 ′ 54 "  N , 8 ° 51 ′ 41"  E
Mouth height approx.  258  m above sea level NHN
Height difference approx. 137 m
Bottom slope approx. 33 ‰
length approx. 4.2 km
Catchment area 4.498 km²
Left tributaries small streams and rivulets
Right tributaries small streams and rivulets
Communities Vöhl

The Sasselbach is an almost 4.2 km long, northern and orographically left tributary of the Orke in the municipality of Vöhl in the northern Hessian district of Waldeck-Frankenberg ( Germany ).

course

The Sasselbach rises in the Sachsenberger Leimestruth . Its source is about 150 m north of the edge of the village of the Vöhler district Buchenberg , between the county road  51 ( Fürstenberg –Buchenberg) in the west and the state road  3084 ( Herzhausen –Buchenberg– Niederorke ) in the east. It is located in an agricultural area at around 395  m above sea level. NHN .

Slightly below its origin, the predominantly south-facing Sasselbach crosses under the K 55, then flows in an agricultural area west past Buchenberg and thereby crosses under the L 3084. South of the village , after its longest tributary confluence , the stream runs through a valley increasingly lined with wooded slopes.

Shortly after crossing under the K 85 (Niederorke - Ederbringhausen ) , the Sasselbach flows into Ederbringhausen at about 258  m above sea level in the Orke coming from the north-west , which in turn feeds the Eder 950  meters below it .

Catchment area and tributaries

The catchment area of the Sasselbach is 4.498 km². It is only fed by a few streams and rivulets , the longest of which flows a little below Buchenberg and is 1.2 km long.

Natural allocation

The Sasselbach flows in the main unit group Süderbergland (number 33), in the main unit Ostsauerländer Gebirgsrand (332) and in the subunit Waldstruth (332.3) in the natural area Sachsenberger Leimestruth (332.31), whereby it is directly east in the main unit group West Hessisches Bergland (34), in the main unit Kellerwald (344) and in the subunit Niederkellerwald (344.5) the natural area Lotheimer Täler (344.51) connects.

Protected areas

The mouth of the Sasselbachs is in the conservation area Auenverbund Eder ( CDDA -No 378,400, reported 1993. 45.07 square kilometers) in the bird sanctuary Ederaue (VSG No. 4822-402;. 30.95 sq km) and the Fauna Flora Habitat - Obere Eder area (FFH no. 4917-350; 23.35 km²).

Traffic and walking

The upstream section of the Sasselbach near the source crosses the district road  51 leading from Fürstenberg in the north-west to Buchenberg in the south-east , the creek middle to the state road  3084 running from Herzhausen in the north-north-east through Buchenberg to Niederorke in the south-west and the lower section near the mouth that runs from Niederorke in the north-west to Ederbringhausen in the south-east Orke leading K 85. In addition to roadways, several field and forest paths, on which you can hike, lead along the stream.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
  2. ↑ a b c d Water map service of the Hessian Ministry for the Environment, Climate Protection, Agriculture and Consumer Protection ( information )