Ulfa (river)
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Name
For the name ' Ulfa ' different interpretation options are available:
Geography
Course
The source of the Ulfa is located on the gravel hill south of Scot - Einartshausen and north of Scot - Rainrod. It flows initially in a slight arc to the west through a wooded area. The Ulfatal has the typical V-shaped valley of a V-shape in this area. The Ulfa flows through the Burkhards Bauwald and flows north past Nidda Stornfels. Here it changes its course of the river to the south, which from now on will remain their main direction. The forest gives way to a meadow and arable landscape. In a bow it flows west past the hell forest. South of the meadow Stock head it is fed by the Greinbach. It now reaches the city of Nidda Ulfa. South of the town opens out the cold ground from the left side in the Ulfa. The Ulfa now flows through the built 1965 flood retention basins Ulfa, which can retain a maximum of 994,000 cubic meters of water. Below the outlet building it flows east past the settlement hood mill. South of Weißmühle it is amplified by the right side by the Diebach. The Ulfa finally ends at the northern edge of Nidda sub - Schmitten in the Nidda. From the mouth of the Ulfa to the storage root of flood retention basin Ulfa Wasserverband NIDDA is responsible for both the maintenance of the water body as well as for the maintenance and operation of flood retention basin.
Inflows
The longest tributary of the Ulfa is the cold ground.
Among the tributaries of the Ulfa include ( downriver considered, kilometer data from estuary to source):
Data
- The Ulfa is a coarse material rich siliceous means mountain stream.
- It has an average discharge amount ( MQ ) of 232.5 l / s
- Its catchment area is 25.77 km ².
Water Quality
The Ulfa is classified burdened excessively in their almost entire course as organic. Only a small distance at its headwaters and north of the village of Ulfa are considered to be lightly loaded.
Fauna
The Ulfatal is a biologically interesting area. Larger areas with poor grass alternate with woodlands and open agricultural landscapes from. Here are typical breeding birds like partridge, quail, skylark and yellow wagtail.