Aarbach

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The Aarbach (also called Aar ) in Waldeck- Frankenberg, North Hesse, is a 8.8 km long, orographic right and southeasterly inflow of Itter in Upland, the northeast foothills of the Rothaargebirge.

History and catchment area

The Aarbach rises in the northwestern part of Hesse in the Rothaargebirge at the interface of the mountain regions and Upland Sauerland. Its source is located a few kilometers south-southeast of Willingen on the northwest flank of Mount Auf'm Knoll ( 738.4 m above sea level. NN ).

The Aarbach runs entirely in the nature park Diemelsee. In bewaldeteter landscape it flows towards north past the mountains Emmet ( 742.5 m ) in the east and High Pön ( 792.7 m ) in the west to the east past the to Usseln (eastern part of the municipality of Willingen ) belonging Wakenfeld.

About 250 m east of Wakenfeld crosses the creek the Upland railway and the main road 251 Then it flows - until the snow mountain ( 726.3 m) to the west and then the Orenberg (702 m) just east passing - further north to and through Schwalefeld, a northeastern part of the municipality of Willingen.

Less than 3 km below and north of Schwalefeld opens the Aarbach in there coming from south-southwest Diemel inflow Itter.

The catchment area of ​​Aarbachs is 9.006 km ².

Watershed

The source of the Aarbachs located on the Diemel-Eder/Fulda/Weser-Wasserscheide: Its water flows predominantly in a northerly direction through the Itter and Diemel into the Weser, while the Wild Aa, which rises a little further south and mainly flows eastward, a southerly detour through the Wild Aa ( " eagle " ), Orke, Eder and makes Fulda to the Weser.