Knisterbach
Renatured bed of Knisterbaches in Spexard
The Knisterbach is an orographic right tributaries of Wapel in North Rhine -Westphalia, Germany. It has a length of 13.5 km.
River course
The Knisterbach rises in about 89 meters in the district Verler Sürenheide. The be classified as lowland river waters caused by several outflows from the local meadows. Just a few meters below the headwaters introduces arrester for only slightly more northerly trending Menke Bach, thus ensuring a constant connection between the waters.
The Knisterbach flows in the further course towards the southwest by Sürenheide and subsequently by the local industrial area, in which he fed some fire water ponds. Within the industrial area of the stream exceeds the outskirts of Gütersloh, then crosses under the Federal Highway 2 and runs through the district of Gütersloh Spexard. First, here the settlement area is crossed, then the stream course also leads across meadows with partial Uferbehölzung. When crossing a further built-up area of Knisterbach is temporarily plumbed.
In the course of the water then flows back into ländlicherem and partly wooded ground beneath past the Gütersloh district Kattenstroth. Short term enters the Knisterbach also Rheda- Wiedenbrücker area and forms a tight section of the town of Gütersloh. Southwest of Kattenstroth and back to Gütersloh bottom of Knisterbach leads finally to the Wapel. Shortly before the mouth of an arrester is still guided by a retention basin for Wapelbad, this surge ends there also in those river.
The Knisterbach overcomes during its flow path a height difference of 18 meters, thus results in an average bed slope of 1.3 ‰.
Environment
The water quality of Knisterbaches in several places affected by industrial effluents and agricultural influences and was loud Water Quality Report 2001 of the Environmental Agency of North Rhine -Westphalia in the entire course in very dirty condition. Meanwhile, there are efforts to improve the water quality and the condition of the shore flora by various measures.