Ottersbach

The Ottersbach at mid Lotterbach

The Ottersbach is a 6.8 km long, orographic right or northern tributary of the victory. It flows through the eponymous Ottersbachtal.

Course

The Ottersbach rises in a wooded area north of Eitorf - Rankenhohn. His direction is initially southeast. After crossing under the L317 it flows around Rankenhohn and Eitorf - circle frame from the east. South of circle frame he is fed by the Methbach and Uländerbach. In the villages Eitorf upper and middle Ottersbach Lotterbach him the Honsbach flows to. The Ottersbach now changes its course in a more southerly direction. In low Ottersbach strengthened him of coming from the left Rief Erather Bach. Then the Ottersbach is also called halter Bach. Between Lower Ottersbach and Köttingen it forms the municipal boundary Eitorf - Windeck. It flows through Eitorf - Köttingen and finally joins up with Eitorf - Halft in the victory.

Tributaries

The most important tributary of the Otterbachs is the 4.5km-long scoring Erather Bach. Its 4.324 km ² large catchment area corresponds to about 37 % of Ottersbach. The following are the tributaries are called, which are named according to the German base map. The streams that are not recorded in the waters Directory NRW are called without water code.