Wenkbach (Lahn)
| Wenkbach | ||
_1.jpg) Wenkbach, near the source west of Oberweimar |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | DE : 258332 | |
| location |
Westerwald (natural area)
West Hessian mountain and valley land |
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| River system | Rhine | |
| Drain over | Par-Allna → Lahn → Rhine → North Sea | |
| source | north-western Salzbödetal , Gladenbacher Bergland , directly on the northern watershed to Allna 50 ° 45 ′ 57 ″ N , 8 ° 41 ′ 10 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 267 m above sea level NHN | |
| muzzle | at Roth in the Par-Allna coordinates: 50 ° 43 '52 " N , 8 ° 43' 8" E 50 ° 43 '52 " N , 8 ° 43' 8" E |
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| Mouth height | 170 m above sea level NHN | |
| Height difference | approx. 97 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 15 ‰ | |
| length | 6.4 km | |
| Catchment area | 8.4 km² | |
| Discharge projection, together with Walgerbach A Eo : 20.767 km² |
MNQ MQ Mq |
5 l / s 107 l / s 5.2 l / (s km²) |
The Wenkbach is a 6.4 km long right tributary of the Lahn that runs entirely in the municipality of Weimar in the Marburg-Biedenkopf district , Central Hesse .
geography
course
The Wenkbach rises in the eastern north of the natural area Salzbödetal , Gladenbacher Bergland , on the northern watershed to the Allna . The greater part of its length, however, runs in the Marburg Lahntalsenke , about 8 km southwest of the district town of Marburg .
The source of the Wenkbach is located northwest of Oberweimar at a height of only about 267 m. After only a very short course in an easterly direction, the river turns south and passes Germershausen and Oberweimar, where it crosses the B 255 . After flowing through Wenkbach , it passes Niederwalgern to the east and flows into the Par-Allna northwest of Roth from the right .
Catchment area
The 8.4 km² catchment area of the Wenkbach lies in the natural areas of the Salzbödetal and Marburger Lahntalsenke and is drained from it via the Par-Allna, the Lahn and the Rhine to the North Sea.
It borders
- in the north and east to that of the Lahn tributary Allna
- and in the west to that of the Walgerbach , which flows into the Par-Allna.
The catchment area on the upper reaches is predominantly forested, otherwise arable land dominates.
The highest point is the 310 m above sea level. NHN high cutting in the northwest of the catchment area.
Tributaries
- Wenkbach [GKZ 258332112] ( right ), 1.8 km
- Ochsenbach [GKZ 258332114], ( right ), 1.9 km
- Steinbach [GKZ 258332116], ( right ), 1.4 km
River history
Until 2011, the Wenkbach was 7.2 km long and the 7.8 km long Walgerbach , which flows into it from the right just 200 m before its mouth , is not only in length but also in terms of its catchment area (12.4 km² vs. 8.4 km²) was the actual main river of the river system, was considered its nominal tributary. Since then, its last 600 m before the Walgerbach estuary have been part of the Par-Allna estuary of the Allna , which roughly maintains its direction even after the Walgerbach estuary and does not follow the former course of the Wenkbach.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Water map service of the Hessian Ministry for the Environment, Climate Protection, Agriculture and Consumer Protection ( information )
- ^ Right source stream
- ↑ Name according to the property map
- ^ Name after the hallway Im Steinbach on the property map
Web links
- Retention cadastre river area Wenkbach with Walgerbach (PDF file; 1.69 MB)
- Profile of Wenkbach and Walgerbach ( Memento from February 6, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
- Heiko Trier & Christian Opp: Condition, model, deficits, proposed measures and problems with the renaturation of the surface water body (OWK) Wenkbach