Torrent (worm)

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Torrent
Torrent near Rahe Castle

Torrent near Rahe Castle

Data
Water code DE : 282832
location North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
River system Rhine
Drain over Wurm  → Rur  → Maas  → Hollands Diep  → North Sea
River basin district Meuse
source At Seffent
50 ° 47 ′ 16 ″  N , 6 ° 2 ′ 24 ″  E
Source height 178  m above sea level NN
muzzle In the Soers in the Wurm coordinates: 50 ° 48 ′ 21 ″  N , 6 ° 6 ′ 6 ″  E 50 ° 48 ′ 21 ″  N , 6 ° 6 ′ 6 ″  E
Mouth height 135  m above sea level NN
Height difference 43 m
Bottom slope 8.1 ‰
length 5.3 km
Catchment area 19.674 km²

The torrent is a tributary of the Wurm in Aachen in North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany .

geography

course

The torrent rises from the "Seven Sources" near Seffent . Immediately behind it, the Dorbach flows into the torrent , which, however, only carries water irregularly, as it is now fed from the overflow of the Rabental flood retention basin . The torrent then flows through Laurensberg , where it touches an ecologically designed rainwater retention basin, and the Soers and finally flows into the Wurm . This makes it part of the Rur river system .

Tributaries

  • Dorbach ( left ), 4.3 km
  • Schwarzbach ( right ), 1.0 km
  • Diepekuhlbach ( left ), 1.2 km
  • Soerser Hochkirchen receiving water ( right ), 1.1 km
  • Berger Heide receiving water ( left ), 1.5 km

Mills

Historically , the torrent was important for the operation of several water mills, including the Stockheider Mühle , in which the Aachen cloth factory has found its new home since 2012.

Individual evidence

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

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