Uebach

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Uebach
The Uebach flows into the Wurm

The Uebach flows into the Wurm

Data
Water code DE : 282872
location District of Heinsberg , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
River system Rhine
Drain over Wurm  → Rur  → Maas  → Hollands Diep  → North Sea
River basin district Meuse
source Eisenbahnstrasse, Alsdorf
50 ° 52 ′ 35 ″  N , 6 ° 8 ′ 24 ″  E
Source height approx.  150  m above sea level NN
muzzle Near In der Schley, Übach-Palenberg Coordinates: 50 ° 55 '42 "  N , 6 ° 5' 41"  E 50 ° 55 '42 "  N , 6 ° 5' 41"  E
Mouth height approx.  81  m above sea level NN
Height difference approx. 69 m
Bottom slope approx. 7.6 ‰
length 9.1 km
Catchment area 16.117 km²

The Uebach is a right tributary of the Wurm in the river system Wurm- Rur - Maas in the city of Übach-Palenberg , in the North Rhine-Westphalian district of Heinsberg , in the administrative district of Cologne .

history

The Uebach is the eponymous body of water of the former municipality of Übach and today the first name of the city of Übach-Palenberg. In addition to the main source, it was also fed by a few secondary sources. The Uebach also had a few other names. He was also called Herbach , Mühlenbach , Palenbach or de Bäek . Only the coal mining ensured that the natural Uebach disappeared. Mountain Technical faults of mine Adolf ensured that the sources were becoming weaker and finally dried up in the early 1930s. The Carolus-Magnus mine in Übach-Palenberg used the stream for mine waste water.

description

The former small brook had its sources between Merkstein and Alsdorf at a height of about 150 m above sea ​​level . In the 20th century in particular, the Uebach was an important body of water for the people of Übach. In May 1982 the Übach district was hit by a flood of the century . The water rose to over 1.40 m on the market square and so it was decided to undertake extensive expansion work. Today it ekes out more of a existence than a receiving water or makes its river bed available for treated sewage . In built-up areas, the Uebach is partially piped. The stream flows into the Wurm near Marienberg on the right-hand side at a height of around 81 m above sea level. The water association Eifel-Rur (WVER) is responsible for the care and maintenance of the water .

Watermills on the Uebach

In the Middle Ages , the Uebach drove two water mills , according to a document from 1231. It cannot be ruled out that next to the mill at the Mühlenbach manor , a second mill was temporarily in operation at the Weyenberg knight seat in the earliest times .

gallery

  • The Uebach valley near Plitschard

  • The course of the brook in the Übach district

  • The developed Uebach

  • Worm bridge near the mouth of the Uebach

  • Information board for the Übacher mill

  • Memory of the Übacher mill

literature

  • Hans Vogt: Lower Rhine water mill guide 2nd edition. Niederrhein Association, Krefeld 1998, ISBN 3-00-002906-0 , pages 282.
  • Peter Jansen: In search of the old origins of the Übach and its tributaries Heimatkalender Selfkantkreis Geilenkirchen-Heinsberg 1962, page 63 ff.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b German basic map 1: 5000
  2. ↑ Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( Notes )
  3. ↑ Area directory for the water stationing map of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia ( Memento of the original from October 17, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 556 kB) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.lanuv.nrw.de
  4. ↑ http://www.wver.de/