Diestelbach

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The Diestel Bach (also called " thistle ") is a 11.3 km long, orographic left tributary of the Emmer in the Lippe district of North Rhine -Westphalia, Germany.

Course

The Thistle creek rises at an altitude of 250 m above sea level. Sea level at 426 m high mountain in winter Blomberger city forest. From its source from the waters flowing westward down to Blomberg. After flowing von Blomberg, the thistle creek turns to the south and take the south of Blomberg Borkhausen in his first named tributary, the king Bach on. From this point, the thistle brook continues to flow in a southeasterly direction tangent Ness Mountain and flows west of Schieder at an altitude of 123 m above sea level. NN at KM 35.2 in the Emmer.

Inflows

The Diestel Bach has next three unnamed tributaries two named tributaries that are listed considered in the following downriver:

• Duddenloch: 1.788 km long left tributary south of Blomberg at KM 4 to 135 m above sea level. NN
• King Bach: 8.755 km long right tributary at KM 3.2 to 130 m above sea level. NN

The King Bach has come to the confluence with the thistle brook a larger flow path and a larger area ( 39.726 km ²) than the thistle creek (8.1 km, 18.261 km ²) drained. Accordingly, the waters really would from this point be called " King Bach".

All lengths and catchment areas according Landesvermessungsamt North Rhine -Westphalia

Water quality

The Thistle creek is moderately polluted and heard the water quality class II. The creek is impacted by sewage treatment plant and the Blomberg Blomberg wood industry, which reached from the king creek in the thistle creek.