Alfbach (Prüm)
Alfbach | |
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Location | Rhineland-Palatinate, Deutschland |
Reference no. | DE: 26284 |
Physical characteristics | |
Main source |
Northeast of Buchet ca. 631 m above sea level (NHN) 50°15′51″N 6°21′31″E / 50.264087°N 6.358525°ECoordinates: 50°15′51″N 6°21′31″E / 50.264087°N 6.358525°E |
River mouth |
West of Pronsfeld into the Prüm ca. 365 m above sea level (NHN) 50°09′31″N 6°19′58″E / 50.158514°N 6.332763°E |
Length | 22.254 km [1] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Prüm→ Sauer→ Moselle→ Rhine→ North Sea |
Basin size | 55.693 km² [1] |
Landmarks | Villages: Buchet, Bleialf, Pronsfeld |
The Alfbach is a 22.3-kilometre-long, orographically right-bank tributary of the Prüm in the county of Bitburg-Prüm in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Geography
Course
The Alfbach rises in the Schneifel at a height of 631 m above sea level (NHN). Its source lies on the northern slopes of the Schwarzer Mann (697.8 m above NHN[2]) about three kilometres northeast of Halenfeld in the municipality of Buchet.
The stream flows initially in a southwesterly direction to Halenfeld, where it collects its main tributary, the Donsbach, then turns south as far as Buchet, before changing direction to the southwest to continue through Bleialf. Near Großlangenfeld it changes its direction again to the south and, at the Hauscheid Mill (‘’Hauscheider Mühle’’) passes under the A 60 motorway. Continuing mainly in a southeasterly direction the Alfbach empties into the Prüm west of Pronsfeld at a height of 365 m above NHN.
Catchment
The Alfbach drains a catchment area of 55.693 km² ; its waters flowing via the Prüm, Sauer, Moselle and Rhine to the North Sea.
Tributaries
Name[3] | Left/right tributary | Length [km][1] | Catchment [km²][1] | Mouth elevation [m above NHN][4] | Mouth location Coordinates | GKZ[1] |
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Alfquelle | right | 1.123 | 0.652 | 561 | 50°15′59″N 6°20′36″E / 50.266337°N 6.343368°E | 26284-12 |
Große Quelle | left | 0.895 | 0.242 | 536 | 50°15′47″N 6°20′12″E / 50.263025°N 6.336534°E | 26284-132 |
Alfbachgraben | left | 1.120 | 0.353 | 532 | 50°15′45″N 6°20′05″E / 50.262537°N 6.334665°E | 26284-14 |
Lange Alfquelle | left | 1.662 | 0.644 | 514 | 50°15′37″N 6°19′38″E / 50.260178°N 6.327351°E | 26284-16 |
Mombach | right | 1.422 | 1.448 | 508 | northeast of Halenfeld 50°15′35″N 6°19′30″E / 50.259697°N 6.324997°E | 26284-18 |
Donsbach | right | 4.177 | 6.068 | 489 | in Halenfeld 50°15′19″N 6°18′56″E / 50.255369°N 6.315417°E | 26284-2 |
Steinbach | left | 1.280 | 2.202 | 476 | near Niederlascheid 50°14′51″N 6°18′52″E / 50.247584°N 6.314461°E | 26284-32 |
Dürenbach | right | 2.967 | 3.915 | 452 | in Bleialf 50°14′21″N 6°17′49″E / 50.239261°N 6.297054°E | 26284-4 |
Sonnenbach | right | 0.674 | 0.742 | 441 | south of Bleialf 50°13′59″N 6°17′07″E / 50.23309°N 6.285194°E | 26284-52 |
Üchenbach | left | 3.607 | 4.215 | 439 | south of Bleialf 50°13′55″N 6°17′02″E / 50.231819°N 6.283999°E | 26284-6 |
Waleschbach | right | 0.663 | 0.625 | 434 | southwest of Bleialf 50°13′43″N 6°16′39″E / 50.228475°N 6.277582°E | 26284-712 |
Lautersbach, auch Laubertsbach[2] | right | 0.387 | 0.323 | 432 | 50°13′31″N 6°16′30″E / 50.225165°N 6.274924°E | 26284-714 |
Katzenbach | right | 1.195 | 1.468 | 425 | near Großlangenfeld 50°13′14″N 6°16′19″E / 50.220601°N 6.271856°E | 26284-716 |
Eisbach | left | 1.975 | 1.484 | 421 | west of Brandscheid 50°12′58″N 6°16′42″E / 50.216133°N 6.278431°E | 26284-72 |
Eisbach | right | 1.362 | 0.971 | 418 | west of Brandscheid 50°12′50″N 6°16′47″E / 50.213906°N 6.27966°E | 26284-7312 |
Tunenbach | right | 1.869 | 1.236 | 407 | northeast of Habscheid 50°12′03″N 6°17′00″E / 50.200746°N 6.283311°E | 26284-7314 |
Hollbach | right | 2.776 | 2.907 | 404 | northeast of Habscheid 50°11′48″N 6°17′05″E / 50.196665°N 6.284754°E | 26284-74 |
Paulsgraben | right | 0.618 | 0.442 | 403 | east of Habscheid 50°11′32″N 6°17′20″E / 50.192092°N 6.289006°E | 26284-7992 |
Waldgraben | right | 0.591 | 0.290 | 394 | east of Habscheid 50°11′18″N 6°17′59″E / 50.188423°N 6.299852°E | 26284-7994 |
Vierenbach | left | 2.601 | 3.469 | 390 | east of Habscheid 50°11′07″N 6°18′30″E / 50.18531°N 6.308406°E | 26284-8 |
Schinnbach | left | 2.393 | 1.631 | 387 | east of Habscheid 50°10′58″N 6°18′39″E / 50.182709°N 6.31095°E | 26284-92 |
Schwarzbach | left | 1.538 | 1.008 | 387 | southeast of Habscheid 50°10′54″N 6°18′50″E / 50.18165°N 6.313829°E | 26284-94 |
Bosborn | right | 0.985 | 0.690 | 381 | southeast of Habscheid 50°10′32″N 6°18′58″E / 50.175588°N 6.316106°E | 26284-96 |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Geoexplorer of the Rhineland-Palatinate Water Authority (Wasserwirtschaftsverwaltung Rheinland-Pfalz) , retrieved 20 November 2015
- 1 2
- ↑ The water data come from the Geoexplorer of the Rhineland-Palatinate Water Authority (Wasserwirtschaftsverwaltung Rheinland-Pfalz), the geographical data from the Map service of the Landscape Information System of the Rhineland-Palatinate Nature Conservation Office (Naturschutzverwaltung Rheinland-Pfalz).
- ↑ Measurement based on German terrain maps (Deutscher Grundkarte) 1:5000 series