Wolf (river)

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Wolf
Wolfach
The Wolf below Schapbach

The Wolf below Schapbach

Data
Water code DE : 23432
location Black Forest

Baden-Württemberg

River system Rhine
Drain over Kinzig  → Rhine  → North Sea
source The Schwarzwaldhochstraße branches off the B 28, about 10 km west of Freudenstadt
48 ° 28 ′ 38 ″  N , 8 ° 16 ′ 29 ″  E
Source height approx.  957  m above sea level NHN
muzzle at Wolfach in the Kinzig coordinates: 48 ° 17 ′ 57 ″  N , 8 ° 13 ′ 12 ″  E 48 ° 17 ′ 57 ″  N , 8 ° 13 ′ 12 ″  E
Mouth height below  260  m above sea level NHN
Height difference approx. 697 m
Bottom slope approx. 23 ‰
length 30.8 km
Catchment area 127 km²
Discharge at the Oberwolfach A Eo gauge : 126 km²
MQ
Mq
 		4.34 m³ / s
34.4 l / (s km²)

The Wolf , also Wolfach , is a right tributary of the Kinzig in the Black Forest .

geography

course

The wolf rises at an altitude of over 950  m in the northern Black Forest near the Alexanderschanze on the wooded red sandstone surface of the Kniebis . It initially flows in a south-easterly direction to Bad Rippoldsau , which is already counted as part of the Middle Black Forest , then takes a south-westerly direction to Oberwolfach , and finally covers the last of the 31 km of its course southwards to the confluence with the Kinzig in Wolfach .

Catchment area

The Wolf drains an area of ​​127 km² centrally located in the Black Forest. It extends from the source on the Kniebis in the north to the mouth in Wolfach, about 20½ kilometers away, and has the shape of an approximately 17½-kilometer-long, south-southwest-running strip with an average width of 7½ kilometers.

The bounding watershed reaches its greatest heights on the plateaus in the north that extend above 840  m . At the highest point, the Alexanderschanze ( 971  m ) on the Kniebis plain, the two neighboring catchment areas of the Wolf that drain to the Rhine meet , that of the Murg , which faces northwards, and that of the Rench , which flows to the northwest . The other neighboring catchment areas drain like the Wolf before into the southernmost section of the Kinzig. The two largest of these are the area of ​​the Kleine Kinzig in the east and that of the Harmersbach in the west. Two striking elevations in the course of the watershed lie in the southern, lower part of the catchment area: In the east, at the Staufenkopf ( 853  m ), the neighboring areas of the Sulzbächles and the Langenbach, which flows further to the southwest, meet . In the west, the dominant Brandenkopf ( 946  m ) marks the point located a little to the east, from which the southwestern neighboring area of ​​the stream is separated from the area of ​​the Harmersbach to the north. Further to the north, the watershed crosses the Lettstädter Höhe , in the vicinity of which the wolf drainage area was particularly strongly influenced by glacial glaciers ( cirques of the Glaswaldsee and the Absbach Falls ).

Landscape and nature

The upper slopes of the valley, sloping to the east, are characterized by numerous kars, which were formed by small glaciers in the last ice ages . Its lakes, moors and waterfalls attract many tourists to the Wolftal. The lower slopes are heavily disintegrated and therefore show small-scale alternation of grassland and forest areas, which are predominantly owned by the farm estates. The settlements line up along the mostly narrow valley floors. Its founding is largely due to mining and the use of wood. The two central places are Bad Rippoldsau, the oldest touristic place on the Wolf, and Wolfach, the former district town.

history

Ludovico Wolfgang Hart : Raftsman at the surge on the Wolf 1864

There are numerous reports from past centuries of devastating floods and ice drifts on the Wolf. In heavy rain or when the snow melts, the normally calm river can quickly become very rapid because the slopes in the catchment area have steep slopes. The great flood of June 2, 1887 destroyed all logging facilities in the Wolftal. It was the end of the era of rafting.

statistics

At the Oberwolfach gauge, the Wolf carried an average of 4.23 m³ / s of water from 1980 to 2003 at a level of 0.33 m. The Wolf is the most water-rich tributary of the Kinzig before Gutach and Schutter .

Tributaries

the wolf from the source to the mouth. Lengths, catchment areas and heights as a rule according to the LUBW map services, see the → web links . Other sources are noted.

Origin of the Wolf in the area of ​​the Bad Rippoldsau suburb of Bad Rippoldsau-Schapbach in the Freudenstadt district on the northern edge in the Gewann Schanz a little south of the Alexanderschanze on the slope of the Kniebishöhe to the south.

  • Brook from the Wolf, from the right and north to below 790  m above sea level. NHN , 1.2 km and approx. 0.5 km². The main branch itself has a length of 1.9 km and a catchment area of ​​approx. 1.0 km².
  • Stream through the Gründle desert, from the right and west, 0.7 km and about 0.3 km².
  • Brook from the Teufelsries, from the right and west to 726.4  m above sea level. NN , 1.0 km and approx. 0.8 km².
  • Eichelbach , from the left and northwest to below 650  m above sea level. NHN opposite the quarry at Bühlberg, 2.4 km and 2.2 km².
  • Kammersbach, from the right and west to below 630  m above sea level. NHN in Zinken Wolf, 1.6 km and approx. 1.0 km².
  • Absbach , from the right and south-west in the Zinken Holzwald to below 600  m above sea level. NHN , 3.4 km and 4.8 km². With Absbach waterfalls, see list of waterfalls in Germany .
  • Rimbach , from the left and north to below 590  m above sea level. NHN right after the footbridge in Holzwald, 2.7 km and 2.7 km².
  • Sommersbach, from the right and west to below 560  m above sea level. NHN across from the apartment at Beim Bad, 1.1 km and approx. 0.6 km².
  • Althausbächle, from the right and southwest to less than 550  m above sea level. NHN at the Althaus settlement north of the Bärleichkopf, 0.9 km and approx. 0.7 km².
  • Reichenbach (with the right upper course Kastelbach), from the left and northeast to below 530  m above sea level. NHN at the footbridge in Zinken Klösterle, 4.2 km and 7.1 km².
  • Burgbach, from the left and east to under 490  m above sea level. NHN opposite the residential area Vor Burgbach in Bad Rippoldsau-Schapbach, 1.0 km and approx. 2.0 km². With the Burgbach waterfall .
  • Dollenbach , from the right and northwest to below 470  m above sea level. NHN opposite the residential area in front of Dollenbach, 4.0 km and approx. 3.1 km².
  • Seebach , from the right and northwest to over 450  m above sea level. NHN opposite the residential area Vor dem Seebach, which already belongs to the suburb of Schapbach, between Teuscheneck and Rossberg, 5.8 km and 7.6 km². With Glaswaldsee next to the top run, 3.0 ha.
  • Stream through the bottom of the slide, from the left and east a few steps after the previous one, 0.9 km and about 0.4 km².

Then entry into the Schapbach district of Bad Rippoldsau-Schapbach.

  • Settigbächle, from the right and west to about 450  m above sea level. NHN , 1.7 km and approx. 0.8 km².
  • Bach through the Keßlersgrund, from the right and northwest to about 430  m above sea level. NHN opposite the Börsigbauernhof, 2.1 km and approx. 1.2 km².
  • Schürlebächle, from the left and east at Börsigbauernhof almost opposite the previous one, 1.0 km and approx. 0.6 km².
  • Salzbrunnenbächle, from the right and northwest to below 420  m above sea level. NHN in the district of Obertal, 1.2 km and approx. 1.1 km².
  • Sulzbächle , from the left and southeast to a little over 400  m above sea level. NHN through the village of Schapbach, 2.4 km and approx. 1.9 km².
  • Wildschapbach , from the right and northwest to over 380  m above sea level. NHN below the ruins of Romburg im Zinken in front of the Wildschapbach, 7.0 km and 14.0 km².
  • Holdersbach , from the left and southeast to a little over 370  m above sea level. NHN opposite the cemetery, 3.0 km and approx. 3.7 km².

Then joined the municipality of Oberwolfach in the Ortenau district .

  • Tiefenbach , from the left and southeast to over 360  m above sea level. NHN at the bridge over to the art farm of Bad Rippoldsau-Schapbach, 3.2 km and approx. 3.7 km².
  • Dohlenbach , from the right and northwest to over 350  m above sea level. NHN at Dohlenbacherhof, 2.7 km and approx. 2.7 km².
  • Bach from the Höllmatt, from the left and south to below 350  m above sea level. NHN opposite the Jochemshof, 0.9 km and approx. 0.5 km².
  • Sposchbach, from the left and south to below 340  m above sea level. NHN opposite the Zangershof, 1.2 km and approx. 0.6 km².
  • Battengottbächle , from the right and north to below 330  m above sea level. NHN at Fegershof, 2.0 km and approx. 1.5 km².
  • Belgetbächle, from the left and southeast to over 320  m above sea level. NHN at the Hansenbauernhof, 1.2 km and approx. 0.6 km².
  • Rankach , from the right and north to below 310  m above sea level. NHN in the village of Walke opposite the Walkenstein ruins , 6.9 km and 18.901 km².
  • Rauschenbach, from the left and southeast to less than 300  m above sea level. NHN at Schulershof, 1.0 km and about 0.9 km².
  • Gelbach , from the right and northwest to under 290  m above sea level. NHN at Hartershof, 5.0 km and 7.2 km².
  • Wüstenbach , from the left and east to over 280  m above sea level. NHN at the Schrannenbauernhof, 1.1 km and approx. 0.8 km².
  • Frohnbach or Fronbach, from the right and northwest to about 270  m above sea level. NHN in Oberwolfach, 2.6 km and approx. 2.7 km².
  • Castle moat, from the left and east to less than 270  m above sea level. NHN below the Wolfach ruins , 1.1 km and approx. 0.6 km².
  • Silberlöchle, from the right in the Untertal of Oberwolfach, 1.6 km and about 0.6 km².

Mouth of the wolf on the western edge of settlement of Wolfach in Ortenaukreis right and north into the Kinzig . The wolf is 30.8 km long from its source and has a catchment area of ​​127.0 km² behind it.

Places on the river

from the source to the mouth. Only the settlement areas with the greatest nesting depth are on the water. In addition to the above, there are many named individual farms on the upper and middle reaches.

  • Freudenstadt district
    • Bad Rippoldsau-Schapbach (municipality)
      • Bad Rippoldsau (district)
        • Wolf (prongs)
        • Wood forest (prongs)
        • At the bathroom (living space)
        • Old house (settlement)
        • Grafenbach (living space, left)
        • Bergle (living space, right)
        • On Talstrasse (living space, left)
        • Gaisbach (living space, right)
        • Klösterle (hamlet)
        • Tös (living space , left)
        • Before Burgbach (living space, right)
        • Before Dollenbach (living space , left)
      • Schapbach (district)
        • Before Seebach (living space)
        • Unter Seebach (living space)
        • Obertal ((old) part of the municipality)
        • Schapbach (village)
        • Before Wildschapbach (living space ) with the ruins of Romburg on the mouth of the river
        • Untertal ((old) part of the municipality)
  • Ortenau district
    • Oberwolfach (municipality)
      • Zierle (courtyard, right)
      • Walke (village, mostly on the right)
      • Grünach (settlement, left)
      • At the church (village, right)
    • Wolfach (city)
    • Oberwolfach (municipality)
      • Untertal (living space, mostly on the right)
    • Wolfach (city)
      • Wolfach (district)
        • City of Wolfach (Zinken)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Heinz Fischer, Hans-Jürgen Klink: Geographical land survey: The natural space units on sheet 177 Offenburg. Federal Institute for Regional Studies, Bad Godesberg 1967. →  Online map (PDF; 4.0 MB)
  2. ↑ a b c Height according to the contour line image on the background layer Topographic map from the online map server of the State Institute for the Environment, Measurements and Nature Conservation Baden-Württemberg (LUBW). See de →  Weblinks .
  3. ↑ a b Length according to the water network layer ( AWGN ) of the LUBW's online map server.
  4. ↑ a b Catchment area summed up from the sub-catchment areas according to the aggregated areas layer 05 of the LUBW's online map server.
  5. ↑ On topographic maps you can usually find the lettering Wolfach or Wolfach (Wolf) . However, the LUBW's official waterway map names the river as wolf along its entire length in its database . Likewise, the corridor property hose in which the water runs is consistently labeled with Wolf , see for example here on the geoportal of the state administration ( memento of the original from March 4, 2016 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. ; the more finely scaled map is probably to be preferred. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.geoportal-bw.de
  6. ↑ Catchment area according to the basic catchment area (AWGN) layer of the LUBW's online map server.
  7. ↑ a b Height after black lettering on the background layer Topographic map of the LUBW's online map server.
  8. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa Catchment area measured on the background layer topographic map of the online map server of the LUBW.
  9. ↑ Lake area according to the layer standing waters of the LUBW's online map server.
  10. ↑ a b Catchment area added up from the sub-catchment areas according to the basic catchment area layer (AWGN) of the LUBW's online map server.