Wulfbach

The sprung in the Wulfbachquellhöhle part of Wulf creek flows towards Mülheim

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The Wulf Bach or the Wulf is a left tributary of the Danube, in the Swabian Alb in Baden- Württemberg.

Geography

Wulf stream sources

The Wulf Bach sources are located north of Mülheim an der Donau in a small side. The Wulf creek originates in two major karst springs. One of them is the output of the Wulfbachquellhöhle, an active water cave. A bit located below the source of which has a large bulk. That there Springing spring water is dammed up in a small basin. The beds of the sources vary between 10 and 200 l / s Its catchment area covers an area of 24 km ² to the north lies Kolbingen. Both streams are united only in Mülheim hamlet belonging to the old town.

Course

The two sprung into the sources of streams flow parallel south to Old Town. Today they operate the Upper and Middle mill and a sawmill. In former times the Wulf stream fed the Lower Mill. These three and another mill directly on the Danube River gave the city of Mülheim, which was at that time only in the area of present-day hamlet, its name. By the year 1938, the source water of the creek Wulf was used to supply drinking water from old town. Since the accumulated typhus, the Wulbachquelle was abandoned as sources of drinking water.

The Wulf Bach bends then off to the L443 in a northerly direction and passing through a Donaualtarm in the arc along the Danube cycle path. It crosses the route of the Danube Valley Railway and flows into the Danube.

Fauna

The area of ​​the Donaualtarmes, the creek flows through the Wulf, is home of the beaver and some waterfowl.