Wuppertal estuary
| Wuppertal estuary | |||
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| Systematics according to | Handbook of the natural spatial structure of Germany | ||
| Greater region 1st order | North German Lowlands | ||
| Greater region 2nd order | Lower Rhine lowlands and Cologne Bay | ||
| Main unit group | 55 → Lower Rhine Bay |
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| About main unit | 550 → Bergische Heideterrasse |
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| 4th order region (main unit) |
550.1 → Hilden-Lintorfer sand terraces |
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| Natural space |
550.11 → mouth of the Wuppertal |
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| Geographical location | |||
| Coordinates | 51 ° 5 '5 " N , 7 ° 0' 8" E | ||
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| local community | Leverkusen , Leichlingen | ||
| state | North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
The Wuppertal estuary is a small-scale natural unit with the order number 550.11 and belongs to the higher-level natural main unit 550.1 ( Hilden-Lintorfer sand terraces ).
According to the handbook of the natural spatial structure of Germany, the Wuppertal estuary includes the end of the Wupper valley emerging from the Rhenish Slate Mountains in the transition to the Rhine plain between Leichlingen - Balken and Leverkusen - Opladen , but not the area of the actual mouth of the river into the Rhine , which is located in the Natural area Dormagener Rheinaue (551.21) is located. In the north, close Hilden Heide terraces (550.12) and in the south the Bürriger Heide (550.10) to.
The valley of the Wupper in the natural area is approx. 4.5 km long and between 250 and 1250 m wide. The depression of the valley floor within the terraced terrain on both sides is 10 to 20 m deep and extends to the Paleocene basement . High, steep and curved slopes of erosion flank the course of the river, which oscillates from valley wall to valley wall, on both sides. The valley floor consists of fine clay sand and gravel . The Leverkusen district of Opladen takes up a large part of the valley width.