Adenauer Bach

The Adenauer Bach is a right-hand, southern tributary of the Ahr, just under 16 kilometres long. It flows through Adenau in the county of Ahrweiler in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Adenauer Bach
Location
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictAhrweiler
Reference no.DE: 27186
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationSouth of Quiddelbach
  coordinates50°20′34″N 6°56′06″E
  elevationca. 533 m above sea level (NHN)
Mouth 
  location
Near Dümpelfeld into the Ahr
  coordinates
50°26′42″N 6°56′05″E
  elevation
ca. 209 m above sea level (NHN)
Length15.719 km [1]
Basin size58.467 km² [1]
Basin features
ProgressionAhrRhineNorth Sea
Landmarks

Geography

Course

In its upper reaches the Adenauer Bach is known as the Breidscheider Bach[1] and it rises about a kilometre south of Quiddelbach at an elevation of ca. 533 m above sea level (NHN). It flows in a northeasterly direction to Breidscheid on the Nordschleife of the Nürburgring motor racing track. From there it bears the name of Adenauer Bach.[A 1] It then flows in a westerly direction, mostly in pipes, through the town of Adenau and then heads north, passing the villages of Leimbach and Niederadenau (part of Dümpelfeld). In Dümpelfeld[2] it discharges from the right into the Rhine tributary, the Ahr at about 209 m.

Catchment and tributaries

The catchment area is 58.5 km²[1] and drains via the Ahr and Rhine into the North Sea.

Among the tributaries of the Adenauer Bach are the following (in downstream order):[1]

NameGKZLength
(km)
DirectionAlternative nameLocation
Quiddelbach rechts
Lochertsbach 27186123.5 rechtsHerschbroicherbach Breidscheid
Elmigsbach 27186142.5 linksStream from the Grippenhardt Breidscheid
Exbach 2718624,2 rechts Adenau
Mittelbach rechts Adenau
Näsbach 271863121.5 rechtsNaßbach Adenau
Kallenbach links Adenau
Wimbach 27186322.0 links Adenau
Krekelbach 271863922.1 links Adenau
Drasselbach 271863940.9 rechts
Leimbach 2718643.1 linksReifferscheiderbach
Birkenbach links Leimbach
Gilgenbach 2718664.7 rechts Leimbach
Sengenbach links Leimbach
Birnbach 2718682.9 rechts
Niederadenauer Bach 27186921.4 rechtsPinselseifen Niederadenau
Stemmbach rechts

Remarks

  1. Because the name change is associated with its confluence with the Elmigsbach, in most publications it is also referred to as the left-hand, and western headstream, while the Breidscheider Bach is seen as the right-hand and eastern headstream. In this article the Breidscheider Bach is viewed as the upper reaches of the river, in order to enable the use of all data from the Geoexplorer of Rhineland-Palatinate's Water Management Administration (e. g. the length of the river).

References

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