Teufelsbach (Müggenbach)

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Teufelsbach
Data
Water code DE : 27366162
location North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
River system Wupper
Drain over Müggenbach  → Morsbach  → Wupper  → Rhine  → North Sea
source Remscheid , Hohenhagen
51 ° 11 ′ 6 ″  N , 7 ° 12 ′ 56 ″  E
Source height 347  m above sea level NN
muzzle Remscheid, near Hägener Mühle Coordinates: 51 ° 11 '17 "  N , 7 ° 11' 52"  E 51 ° 11 '17 "  N , 7 ° 11' 52"  E
Mouth height 234  m above sea level NN
Height difference 113 m
Bottom slope 70 ‰
length 1.6 km
Catchment area 75 ha [1] (PDF; 5.8 MB)
Big cities Remscheid

The Teufelsbach is an orographically right tributary of the Morsbach -Nebenbach Müggenbach . The entire stream flows in the urban area of Remscheid . The valley through which it flows is the Teufelsbachtal, the mean gradient of the brook is 70.6 ‰.

description

The source is in the Hohenhagen district near Hohenhagener Strasse, the mouth in the area of ​​the Oelmühle retention basin , near Hägener Mühle. The total length of the stream is just over 1.6 km.

The stream flows through the Teufelsbachtal (biotope register BK 4809-027 of the LÖBF ). This is a "structured stream valley with near-natural stream section, remains of alluvial forest, near-natural hillside forest, wet and lean grassland". The valley lies in a landscape protection area (landscape plan W 2.3.3: Remaining landscape protection area in the area of ​​wooded slopes and floodplains of Diepmannsbach , Morsbach , Teufelsbach, Lüttringhauser Bach and Buscherhofbach ). The upper Teufelsbachtal forms an aesthetic unit with the open plateau landscape of Hohenhagen.

The Upper Teufelsbachtal nature reserve ( Teufelsbach / Hohenhagen open space band ) was designated in the upper reaches . It is a “structurally rich, open Muldental mainly used as grassland”. The meadowland, characterized by hedges and bushes, a “relic of the rural cultural landscape of the Bergisches Land”, is a richly structured biotope complex . The near-natural brook environment is the habitat of many rare animal species such as the black kite , Eurasian dipper , river cap snail and Dunker's spring snail as well as plant communities such as Kleinseggenried and Bachröhricht (Sparganion-Glycerion). Representatives of the salmon fish have been identified in the stream .

At the edge of the Teufelsbachtal is a section of the A1 circular hiking trail (Upper Morsbachtal). In 2009, the Wupper Association spent around 3.5 million euros on biotope development along the Teufelsbach .

"Teufelsteich" outdoor pool

In the 1920s, an outdoor pool was created in the lower reaches of the Teufelsbach. The Teufelsbach was moved underground for this purpose and only flowed here through pipes. The outdoor pool was soon popularly known as the "Devil's Pond". After the Second World War, the outdoor pool was used as a club pool until the 1960s and then fell into disrepair. At the end of 2000, the Wupperverband began renaturation with the help of young people from a job creation measure by the City of Wuppertal's Continuing Education Department . The partly massive structures were demolished for this purpose and a near-natural water bed was created through which the Teufelsbach flows above ground again. The bank planting typical of the Bergisches Land, consisting primarily of alder , ash , beech , elder and hazel , was planted along the stream .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b German basic map 1: 5000
  2. ↑ Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( Notes )

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