Bachlauf an der Zietenstraße

In the source area of the stream

The creek at the Zietenstraße is a 1030 m long right tributary of the Leimbach, who is a right tributary of the river Wupper in the North Rhine- Westphalian city of Wuppertal.

Location and topography

The creek at the Zietenstraße rises to about 270 meters above sea level. NN on the wool spinner mountain in Barmer North Park in the upper eastern part of a fenced game preserve with deer near the tower terraces.

It first flows in a westerly direction. In the canyon -like valley is accompanied by forest, mainly composed of beech; the left bank is somewhat lighter. After 250 meters, the stream turns in a southerly direction and is dammed at the end of the enclosure to ponds that are the only amphibian spawning waters of the North Park of importance. He then crosses piped a hiking trail. Later he runs close to nature in a deep valley cut. In the height of the buildings of the upper Zietenstraße the creek is secured with retaining walls and sills.

In the course of the last 400 meters of the stream is piped into the cased in this section section of the Leimbaches fed into which it flows 191 meters above sea level.