Landerbach

Old dam of the country Erbaches for transmit

The country Erbach ( called the upper reaches bone Bach ) is an orographic right tributaries of the oil Bach in North Rhine -Westphalia, Germany. It has a length of 11.4 km.

River course

The country Erbach arises as bone creek in the northeast of the village of Senne Stukenbrock as a source runoff pond. After about 1.6 km, it takes the right side also springing in the Senne Kramp Bach about a traffic jam on the pond and then changes his name to "Land Erbach".

The creek flows in a westerly direction towards Schloss Holte and cross through the local motorway to A33. Below Schloss Holte the country Erbach also takes up the right side flowing Dalbkebach, which is an arrester of Menkhauser stream and thus establishes a connection to these waters. After this influx of country Erbach reached the territory of the Holter forest, he runs through the northern edge. After a few kilometers of the country Erbach transgresses the border to Verl and flows south past the hamlet of transmission. In the course of the water forms the northern edge of the forest as a Holter transition to predominantly agricultural meadows. Northeast of the country Verl Erbach finally flows into a recreational area used for the oil stream.

The country Erbach overcomes during its flow path a height difference of 49 meters, thus results in an average bed slope of 4.3 ‰.

Flora and Fauna

The (as well as the oil stream ) from east to west through the Holter forest land flowing Erbach is accompanied by alder-ash riparian forests. Local are also to be found relics of alder forests. The lake serves as a habitat for kingfishers.

Others

On the northern edge of the Holter forest can be found in the country Erbach in several places remains of old dams. These were closed earlier in order to flood the adjacent meadows and to fertilize the nutrient-poor soils due to the suspended solids. This process was referred to as "Meadow rafts ". Only with the advent of chemical fertilizers in the first half of the 20th century, this fertilization method was discontinued.

How betrayed the data holdings in the municipal archives Verl, the country Erbach until the beginning of the 20th century was also known under the name Krieftewirthsbach.