Kranenbach

Kranenbach

Millpond of the Hausermühle mill
Location Viersen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Reference no. DE: 2848
Basin features
Main source By the Vennbachhof near Ungerath (Schwalmtal)
ca. 60 m above sea level (NN)
51°11′04″N 6°17′14″E / 51.18444°N 6.28722°E / 51.18444; 6.28722Coordinates: 51°11′04″N 6°17′14″E / 51.18444°N 6.28722°E / 51.18444; 6.28722
River mouth By the Borner Mühle into the Schwalm
ca. 40 m above sea level (NN)
51°14′29″N 6°12′12″E / 51.24139°N 6.20333°E / 51.24139; 6.20333
Progression Schwalm → Meuse → Hollands Diep → North Sea
River system Rhine
Basin size 48.917 km² [1]
Physical characteristics
Length 9.463 km [1]

The Kranenbach is an orographically right-hand tributary of the Schwalm in the Lower Rhine county of Viersen.

Its source is in the vicinity of Vennbachhof near Ungerath (in the municipality of Schwalmtal) at a height of around 60 m above NN. The stream has a length of just under 9.5 kilometres and empties into the Schwalm by the mill of Borner Mühle at a height of about 40 m above NN.. The Kranenbach picks up the waters of the Haversloher Bach (1.5 kilometres long), the Heidweiher Bach (1.5 kilometres long), the Vogelsrather Bach (1.7 kilometres long), the Schageher Bach (1.4 kilometres long) and the Berggraben which has a length of 2.3 kilometres.

The Kranenbach was canalized in the years 1925/26. Its care and maintenance is the responsibility of the Schwalmverband, which has its head office in Brüggen.[2]

Mills

There are a number of former water mills on the Kranenbach:

References

  1. 1 2 Gewässerverzeichnis des Landesamtes für Natur, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz NRW (PDF; 1,1 MB)
  2. ↑ http://www.schwalmverband.de/
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