Hillebach

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The Hillebachstausee, also called short Hille, is a 7.7 km long, orographic right tributary of the Ruhr in the northeastern part of the Rothaargebirge in North Rhine- Westphalia ( Germany ).

Course

The creek originates in Hochsauerlandkreis less than 1 km south of the border to the northwestern part of Hesse and the local Upland. Its source is located on the southwest edge of the 804.9 m high Hille head, the ( west-northwest district of Medebach ) rises north of Kuestelberg. Highest and dominant mountain of the cup-shaped valley of the Hille Bach is the 839.1 m high Clemens Berg. The Hillebachstausee flows in a predominantly north-westerly direction. He happened Hildfeld (northern district of Winterberg) on the southwestern outskirts, to then flow through the small Hillestausee in Winterberg- low-field and west to lead the village hall in the Ruhr.

Hillebachstausee and dysentery compared

At its mouth the Hillebachstausee is rich in water and 7.7 km in length one kilometers longer than the watch up to this point. Its catchment area covers 17.304 km ² with opposite (up there) 13.718 km ² of the Ruhr over a quarter more.

Watershed

The headwaters of the Hille Bach is located on the Rhine -Weser watershed, because while the water of the Hille Bach on the Ruhr in western direction turns to the Rhine, aiming the water of the brief streams that flow southeast of the Hille head eastwards over Wild aa ( in the lower reaches called Aar ), Orke, Eder and Fulda to the Weser.