Wahnbach

The Wahnbach is - together with its northwestern source Bach Miebach - a 29.4 km long, north-east or right tributary of the victory in the Rhein- Sieg district, in North Rhine -Westphalia ( Germany ).

Course

The entirely Bergisch in Bergisch Land and Natural Parkland running Wahnbach springs with his eponymous, northeastern source stream southwest of Pfaff Scheid, a western town location of Wiehl district Drabenderhöhe. Its source lies on the border of the Rhein-Sieg -Kreis to Oberbergisch district at about 310 m above sea level. NHN.

Initially, flows the river - along the main road 56 - southwestward after Niedermiebach. There flows from northwest of Obermiebach coming with the 1.5 km long Miebach, the rear of the hill ( 383.4 m) rises in the forest stern about 950 m east to 333 m in height, its northwesterly source stream a. From its source ( 255 m) to the mouth of the Wahnbach Wahnbach is 29.4 km long; without the Miebach is only 27.9 km.

Then happened or flows through the Wahnbach südsüdwestwärts upper bush and Weller Scheid, where the right hand opens like Bach; shortly thereafter also flows coming from the right of a Müchelsbach. Then it passes through the upper districts Mucher delusion Altenhof, Niederhofstraße and low delusion, where the right hand Distelsiefen flows. Thereafter, the stream reaches the nucleus of the municipality Much, the largest resort directly by the stream. There flows from the right Gibbinghauser a stream.

Henceforth happened the Wahnbach along the country road 189, the Mucher districts Loßkittel, Roßbruch, Office servant delusion, meadow and Bennrath what he is after left-sided open out of Altenhegersiefen between summer living and Cross Chapel for Mr. Pond, the largest pond of commune Much, dammed. After that happened the Bach Herchenhain Rath and Hille home, after which the right hand Markelsbach opens.

The landscape of madness stream in the upper reaches is dominated by agriculture and livestock.

Thereafter, the Wahnbach happened some districts of the municipality Milton of Campsie: stone, which left the Steinbonnensiefen opens, Scherpemich, Gutmühle what right hand of Schwitzelsbach flows, Upper Wenner Scheid, Hauser mill and low Wenner Scheid, after which the left hand opens with the Wend Bach 's longest Wahnbach inflow; 1 km northwest of Gutmühle is located off of the stream with Seelscheid the northern Hautptort the municipality Milton of Campsie.

Then the Wahnbach leaves east of Bruchhausen near its crossing under the highway 507, the national road 189, after which it is dammed km ² Wahnbachtalsperre to about 2; 1 km east of its influence in the reservoir is located off of the stream with nine churches in the southern Hautptort the municipality Milton of Campsie. The reservoir, which is fed to the example of Lütge Bach, Inge Bach, Birkenbach, Füllenbach, Ziefer Bach and Honderbach, is there tree forest brook valley, on the treeless ridge away from the brook, among others, Birk, Wolperath, Braschoß, Remschoß, Heisterschoß and Happerschoß lie.

After flowing through the Wahnbachtalsperre where right hand of Ummigsbach opens, the Wahnbach flows through Seligenthal (eastern district of Siegburg ) to lead nearly 2.1 river miles below the dam shortly after the village and dortigem Go under the state road 316 in the Rhine Creek win. The water from the normal water level height ( 124.1 m) of Still waters overcomes to Wahnbachündung in the win at about 62 m height for about 60 meters from its total of about 271 m height difference.

Tributaries and catchment area

The catchment area of ​​delusion Bach is 73.431 km ². Its tributaries include - ( left-hand side l =, r = right side) with orographic assignment, length, mouth position, and direction of influence (if known) catchment area (as viewed downstream ) /:

  • Miebach (r ) - 1.5 km - ( northwesterly source stream, in Niedermiebach, from the north-west )
  • Like Bach ( r) - 2.1 km - ( in Weller Scheid, from the north-west ), 1.063 km ²
  • Müchelsbach ( r) - 3.85 km - (above upper delusion, from the north-west ), 2.252 km ²
  • Distelsiefen ( r) - 1.15 km - (for low- delusion, from north-northwest )
  • Gibbinghauser Bach ( r) - 6.15 km - ( in Much, from north-northwest ), 8.820 km ²
  • Altenhegersiefen ( l) - 1.45 km - (above the Lord pond, from the south), 0.597 km ²
  • Markelsbach (r ) - 3.65 mi - (below Hille home, from the north ), 8.975 km ²
  • Steinbonnensiefen ( l) - 1.15 km - (below stone, from the east ), 0.611 km ²
  • Schwitzelsbach (r ) - ( below Gutmühle, from the north-west )
  • Wend Bach ( l) - 7.3 km - (above the Wahnbachtalsperre, from the northeast ), 8.352 km ²
  • Lütge Bach (also: Lüttgesbach / Alzen Bach ) (r ) - 1.2 km - ( in Wahnbachtalsperre, from the north-west )
  • Inge Bach ( r) - 1.45 km - ( in Wahnbachtalsperre, from the north-west )
  • Birkenbach (r ) - ( in Wahnbachtalsperre, from west-northwest )
  • Füllenbach ( l) - 0.95 km - ( in Wahnbachtalsperre, from the east )
  • Ziefer Bach ( l) - 1.3 km - ( in Wahnbachtalsperre, from the east )
  • Honderbach (r ) - 1.3 km - ( in Wahnbachtalsperre, from north-northwest )
  • Ummigsbach (r ) - 2.1 km - (above Seligenthal, from the north-west ), 1.035 km ²
Bergisches Land Rhein-Sieg-Kreis Oberbergischer Kreis Much, North Rhine-Westphalia Neunkirchen-Seelscheid Wendbach
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