Armuthsbach

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Armuthsbach
Armuthsbachtal 20140518-003-w2.jpg
The Armuthsbach in the vicinity of Pitscheid
Location
CountryGermany
StatesNorth Rhine-Westfalia and Rhineland-Palatinate
Reference no.DE: 271856
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSouth of
 • coordinates50°27′34″N 6°42′04″E / 50.4594333°N 6.7011611°E / 50.4594333; 6.7011611Coordinates: 50°27′34″N 6°42′04″E / 50.4594333°N 6.7011611°E / 50.4594333; 6.7011611
 • elevationca. 531 m above sea level (NHN)
Mouth 
 • location
West of Schuld into the Ahr
 • coordinates
50°26′48″N 6°52′31″E / 50.4466278°N 6.8753667°E / 50.4466278; 6.8753667
 • elevation
ca. 245 m above sea level (NHN)
Length18.372 km [1]
Basin size60.526 km² [1]
Basin features
ProgressionAhr→ Rhine→ North Sea
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Gorse blooms in the Armuthsbach valley between Pitscheid and Wennefeldermühle

The Armuthsbach is an 18.4-kilometre-long, orographically left-hand tributary of the Ahr in the German states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate.

Geography[]

Course[]

The Armuthsbach rises about 1.5 km southwest of at a height of 531 m above sea level (NHN). Its spring lies on the territory of Blankenheim. Flowing in a mainly easterly direction the Armuthsbach passes through the village of . Below the settlement the stream reaches the state border with Rhineland-Palatinate. As it continues to its mouth, there are no further villages along its course. About 400 metres north of the stream is Hümmel, about 900 metres south is Wershofen. About 800 metres west of Schuld the Armuthsbach empties into the Ahr from the left at an elevation of 245 m above NHN.

The Armuthsbach flows through the North Rhine-Westphalian nature reserve of the Armuthsbach and Tributaries (Armuthsbach und Nebenbäche).

The stream descends through 286 metres and has an average riverbed gradient of 15.5 ‰. Its catchment area covers 60.526 km² and its waters drain via the Ahr and Rhine into the North Sea.

Tributaries[]

The most important tributary of the Armuthsbach is the 7.7-km-long Buchholz Bach. The following table lists the tributaries of the Armuthsbachs as they are recorded in the waterbody index of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.[1]

Name
 Position
[km]
 Bank
 Length
[km]
 Catchment area
[km²]
 Mouth elevation
[m above NHN]
 DGKZ
Derchbach 16.588 left 1.1 1.899 472[2] 271856 112
Mühlenbach 16.339 left 1.6 467[2] 271856 114
Werthsbach 14,747 right 2,5 441[2] 271856 116
Weierbach 13.490 right 1.9 419[2] 271856 118
N.N. 12.624 right 1.0 408[2] 271856 1192
Wellbach 12.499 left 3.1 2.133 407[2] 271856 12
Borner Bach 11.041 left 2.5 393[3] 271856 132
Bröhlinger Bach 9.238 left 3.3 3.987 370[3] 271856 14
N.N. 8.013 left 1.1 351[3] 271856 152
Mühlenseifen 5.854 left 1.6 1.040 330[3] 271856 16
Brömmersbach 2.796 left 5.6 8.825 283[3] 271856 18
1.929 left 7.7 17.676 269[3] 271856 2
Rupperather Bach 1.505 left 1.6 266[3] 271856 92

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Hydrographic Directory of the NRW State Office for Nature, the Environment and Consumer Protection (Gewässerverzeichnis des Landesamtes für Natur, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz NRW) - pdf, 1 MB
  2. ^ a b c d e f Measurement based on German terrain maps (Deutscher Grundkarte) 1:5000 series
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Measurement based on Relief maps (Topografische Karte) 1:25.000 series

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