Sprungbach

The jump bei Eckardtsheim

The jump Bach is an orographic left tributary of the Dalke in North Rhine -Westphalia, Germany. The route of this predominantly natural and 4.1 km long Senne creek leads to a great extent through the nature reserve. While the creek crosses forest zone priority in its upper reaches, the lower valley area is predominantly grassland dominated.

River course

The jump brook rises in 148 meters height within a designated as " Brake Brink " and the actual Teutoburg Forest upstream forest. The source of the stream has been dammed to form three consecutive natural ponds, the jump creek flowing therefrom into a Kastental. This river valley is the nature reserve " jump Brook headwaters ", which is limited by the crossing of the leading Dalbke by Senne city road L 756.

Following the southwestern flattening of the Teutoburg Forest reached the waters will open another as a nature reserve designated area called " jump Bach middle course ", the Bielefeld area Senne city happened in the south and crosses then the federal highway 33, which the protected area of Bachaue ends.

Within the settlement area of Eckardtsheim the jump Bach finally opens on the left side in the Bullerbach which changes its name from this influx and is henceforth referred to as Dalke.

The jump Bach overcomes during its flow path a height difference of 34 meters, thus results in an average bed slope of 8.5 ‰.

NSG jump creek headwaters

Reported to the area number BI -014 nature reserve " jump creek headwaters " covers an area of ​​about 7.6 ha and forms a narrow, deeply cut into the environment and partly steep slopes forming Quelltal. The three pent source ponds are included in the reserve. In the Waterside area of these ponds, there are stands of sedges, reeds and irises. The ponds also provide an important spawning ground for amphibians, especially the common frog is found in large numbers.

Below the ponds is a relatively young Erlenbruchwald follows, which has developed from a former wet meadow after their management was once abandoned. Southwest of this area follows a extensively managed grassland area with extensive bins Ried stocks in the riparian zone. In the lower area of the protection area is a smaller used for fish farming pond.

Due to the rich variety of flora, the entire immediate reserve may not be entered.

NSG jump Bach - middle reaches

The middle reaches of the creek also forms a leap designated as conservation areas, which is conducted with the field number BI -030 and covers approximately 12 ha. Within the Bachaue this part, directly adjacent to residential areas zone forms a habitat network section. While the waters near the settlement is partially straightened, it is in the remaining area of the middle barrel close to nature developed with riparian and aquatic vegetation. The clean water is a habitat for many fish species, including the brook lamprey is a reproducing population.

In the further course of the conservation area can be found along the banks of the stream, which now shows a typical for the Senne streams sandy bed, another break with Seggenried forest, wet meadows, and two natural small ponds.

Environment

Due to the fact that large parts of the jump are under brook conservation, but he has a pretty positive water quality. The stream is allocated throughout the course of the water quality class II and thus is considered as " moderately polluted ".