Nordbach
The Nordbach is a 1.7 kilometre long, left tributary of the Große Aue in East Westphalian Rödinghausen in the district of Herford in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia
Nordbach | |
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Mündung des Nordbaches in die Große Aue | |
Location | |
Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | In Schwenningdorf |
• coordinates | 52°14′51″N 8°30′23″E |
• elevation | 120 m above sea level (NN) [1] |
Mouth | |
• location | In Schwenningdorf into the Große Aue |
• coordinates | 52°15′11″N 8°31′44″E |
• elevation | 91 m above sea level (NN) [1] |
Length | 1.7 km (1.1 mi) [2] |
Basin size | <10 km²[1] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Große Aue→ Weser→ North Sea |
Landmarks | Villages: Rödinghausen |
The Nordbach stream rises at a height of 120 m above sea level (NN) in Schwenningdorf. It discharges into the Große Aue, or Neuer Mühlenbach as it is known in its upper reaches, at a point 82.7 kilometres up the Aue from its mouth. Their confluence is at 91 m above NN and the stream descends a total of 29 metres.
Swimming pool
The Nordbach fed the first natural open-air pool in the parish of Rödinghausen. Its basin is used as a fish pond today.
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