Somborn spring

Somborn spring
Somborn Spring (2014)
location
Country or region	Härdler , Rothaargebirge , Siegen-Wittgenstein , North Rhine-Westphalia ( Germany )
Coordinates	51 ° 6 ′ 7 ″  N , 8 ° 14 ′ 25 ″  E
height	668  m above sea level NHN
Somborn spring Location of the source
geology
Mountains	Rothaar Mountains
Source type	Fall source
Exit type	Source of interference
rock	Quartz Keratophyrtuff K6
Hydrology
River system	Weser
Receiving waters	Gutmannsaatbach → Kappel (Westerbach) → Eder → Fulda → Weser → North Sea

Coordinates: 51 ° 6 ′ 7 ″  N , 8 ° 14 ′ 25 ″  E

The Somborn spring near Wingeshausen in the North Rhine-Westphalian district of Siegen-Wittgenstein is the source of the Gutmannsaatbach flowing in the Rothaargebirge , a tributary of the Kappel -Quellbach Westerbach.

Geographical location

The Somborn spring is located in the Rothaargebirge and in the Sauerland-Rothaargebirge Nature Park in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district on the southeast slope of the 756.3  m high Härdler , the highest mountain in the Olpe district . It rises about 5 kilometers (km) northwest of the Bad Berleburg district of Wingeshausen , 2.9 km west-southwest of the Schmallenberg district of Jagdhaus , 505 meters (m) north of the 709.4  m high mountain Somborn and 380 m (both as the crow flies ) southeast of the Härdler summit a height of 668  m above sea level. NHN . The Rothaarsteig hiking trail runs directly south past the source .

Source description and water flow

The Somborn spring emerges from two rock crevices that feed two rivulets. From there the spring water flows several meters into the valley in small cascades until the water from both rivulets is collected in a wooden channel. From this channel it flows in small waterfalls on several stone steps, with further small waterfalls forming. Below the stone steps, the water disappears in a pipeline that leads it under the Rothaarsteig. From then on, the Gutmannsaatbach flows south-southeast through the wooded area of ​​the Rothaargebirge.

The Somborn spring is a source of disturbance and has an average discharge of 1 to 2 liters of water per second and carries water all year round.

geology

The lower Harbecke layers end at the Somborn spring in the area along the Rothaarsteige between the hunting lodge and the spring. This is followed by a layer of K6 quartz keratophyrtuff (only approx. 2 meters thick) and the Langewiese layers . The Somborn spring rises in the area of ​​the K6 tuff .

Wooden gutter of the Somborn spring (2014)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( Notes )
2. ↑ Flyer: GeoWanderführer Rothaarsteig ( memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Geological Service NRW, 216 pages, Krefeld, 2008, ISBN 978-3-86029-973-9 (PDF; 2.51 MB)