Nonnenbach (Ahr)

Nonnenbach
Location North Rhine-Westphalia
Reference no. DE: 271812
Physical characteristics
Main source Dahlem-Schmidtheim
539 m above sea level (NHN)
50°24′49″N 6°35′22″E / 50.4136639°N 6.5893417°E / 50.4136639; 6.5893417Coordinates: 50°24′49″N 6°35′22″E / 50.4136639°N 6.5893417°E / 50.4136639; 6.5893417
River mouth Ahr near Blankenheim
407 m above sea level (NHN)
50°25′27″N 6°40′14″E / 50.4242028°N 6.6705556°E / 50.4242028; 6.6705556
Length 6.992 km [1]
Basin features
Progression Ahr→ Rhine→ North Sea
Basin size 10.885 km² [1]
Landmarks Villages: Nonnenbach

The Nonnenbach is a seven-kilometre-long tributary of the Ahr in the area of Blankenheim in the district of Euskirchen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Geography

Course

The source of the Nonnenbach lies in woods about 2 kilometres east of Schmidtheim, on the far side of the B 51 and not far from gravel pits already partly filled with groundwater. It flows past the eponymous village and empties into the Ahr a good 2 kilometres south of Blankenheim. Apart from the Seidenbach and the Günzelbach it is also fed during its short course by the streams of numerous gullies, known locally as Seifen.

Tributaries

  • Mittlerer Seifen (left)
  • Seidenbach (left), 2.0 km
  • Günzelbach (left), 1.8 km
  • Wallbach (left), 1.8 km

See also

References

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