Platißbach
| Platißbach | |
|---|---|
 Platißbach by the campsite | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Location | Eifel, District of Euskirchen |
| Reference no. | DE: 282284 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | northwest of Hollerath |
| • coordinates | 50°27′59″N 6°22′08″E / 50.46639°N 6.36879°E |
| • elevation | ca. 605 m above sea level (NHN) |
The Platißbach is a roughly seven-kilometre-long (4.3 mi), southern and
River Olef in the municipality of Hellenthal in Germany
.
Course
The Platißbach rises in the
source lies about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) northwest of the village of Hollerath and one kilometre (0.6 mi) north of the Belgian
border at a height of about 605 m.
The Platißbach initially flows in a northern direction. After about one kilometre (0.6 mi) it collects an unnamed stream from the left and changes direction to head east. On reaching the B 265 it changes course again and flows parallel to the road in a northwesterly direction to its mouth. On its way it flows through the Platißbach Valley Nature Reserve.[2] The Platißbach picks up other tributaries from both sides, near
Olef
, at about 403 m.
Catchment and tributaries
The catchment of the Platißbachs is 38.6 km2 (14.9 sq mi) in area and drains over the Olef, Urft, Rur, Meuse and Hollands Diep into the North Sea.
| Name[1] | Left/right tributary | Length [km][1] |
Catchment [km²][1] |
Distance from mouth [km][3] |
GKZ[1]
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaisersiefen | right | 0.5 | 5.4 | 282284-112 | |
| Eschsiefen | right | 2.4 | 4.6 | 282284-12 | |
| Langersiefen | right | 2.1 | 4.1 | 282284-14 | |
| Kammersiefen | left | 1.1 | 3.8 | 282284-16 | |
| Mehlensiefen | left | 1.0 | 3.5 | 28228418 | |
| Prether Bach | right | 10.2 | 24.893 | 2.1 | 282284-2 |
| Drees Bach | right | 1.6 | 1.1 | 282284-94 | |
| Speissiefen | left | 1.2 | 0.5 | 282284-96 |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f Hydrographic Directory of the NRW State Office for Nature, the Environment and Consumer Protection (Gewässerverzeichnis des Landesamtes für Natur, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz NRW 2010) (xls; 4.67 MB)
- ^ Platißbachtal Nature Reserve in the information system of the NRW State Office for Nature, the Environment and Consumer Protection.
- ^ Measurement based on German terrain maps (Deutscher Grundkarte) 1:5000 series