Armuthsbach

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Armuthsbach
Armuthsbachtal 20140518-003-w2.jpg
The Armuthsbach in the vicinity of Pitscheid
Location
CountryGermany
States North Rhine-Westfalia and Rhineland-Palatinate
Reference no.DE: 271856
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationSouth of Tondorf
  coordinates 50°27′34″N6°42′04″E / 50.4594333°N 6.7011611°E / 50.4594333; 6.7011611
  elevationca. 531 m above  sea level (NHN)
Mouth  
  location
West of Schuld into the Ahr
  coordinates
50°26′48″N6°52′31″E / 50.4466278°N 6.8753667°E / 50.4466278; 6.8753667
  elevation
ca. 245 m above  sea level (NHN)
Length18.372 km [1]
Basin size60.526 km2 [1]
Basin features
Progression AhrRhineNorth Sea
Armuthsbachtal 20140518-005-w2.jpg
Gorse blooms in the Armuthsbach valley between Pitscheid and Wennefeldermühle

The Armuthsbach is an 18.4-kilometre-long, orographically left-hand tributary of the Ahr in the German states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate.

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Geography

Course

The Armuthsbach rises about 1.5 km southwest of Tondorf at a height of 531 m above  sea level (NHN) . Its spring lies on the territory of Blankenheim. Flowing in a mainly easterly direction the Armuthsbach passes through the village of Rohr. Below the settlement the stream reaches the state border with Rhineland-Palatinate. As it continues to its mouth, there are no further villages along its course. About 400 metres north of the stream is Hümmel, about 900 metres south is Wershofen. About 800 metres west of Schuld the Armuthsbach empties into the Ahr from the left at an elevation of 245 m above NHN.

The Armuthsbach flows through the North Rhine-Westphalian nature reserve of the Armuthsbach and Tributaries (Armuthsbach und Nebenbäche).

The stream descends through 286 metres and has an average riverbed gradient of 15.5 ‰. Its catchment area covers 60.526 km2 and its waters drain via the Ahr and Rhine into the North Sea.

Tributaries

The most important tributary of the Armuthsbach is the 7.7-km-long Buchholz Bach. The following table lists the tributaries of the Armuthsbachs as they are recorded in the waterbody index of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. [1]

Name
Position
[km]
Bank
Length
[km]
Catchment area
[km²]
Mouth elevation
[m above NHN]
DGKZ
Derchbach16.588left1.11.899472 [2] 271856 112
Mühlenbach16.339left1.6467 [2] 271856 114
Werthsbach14,747right2,5441 [2] 271856 116
Weierbach13.490right1.9419 [2] 271856 118
N.N.12.624right1.0408 [2] 271856 1192
Wellbach12.499left3.12.133407 [2] 271856 12
Borner Bach11.041left2.5393 [3] 271856 132
Bröhlinger Bach9.238left3.33.987370 [3] 271856 14
N.N.8.013left1.1351 [3] 271856 152
Mühlenseifen5.854left1.61.040330 [3] 271856 16
Brömmersbach2.796left5.68.825283 [3] 271856 18
Buchholz Bach 1.929left7.717.676269 [3] 271856 2
Rupperather Bach1.505left1.6266 [3] 271856 92

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Measurement based on German terrain maps (Deutscher Grundkarte) 1:5000 series
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Measurement based on Relief maps (Topografische Karte) 1:25.000 series