Kuttenbach

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Kuttenbach
Country Germany
Location Eifel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Euskirchen
Reference no. DE: 282252
Physical characteristics
Main source North of Krekel
601.5 m above  sea level (NHN)
50°28′44″N6°31′34″E / 50.4789453°N 6.5261704°E / 50.4789453; 6.5261704 Coordinates: 50°28′44″N6°31′34″E / 50.4789453°N 6.5261704°E / 50.4789453; 6.5261704
River mouth Near Urft into the Urft
399.8 m above  sea level (NHN)
50°30′47″N6°34′03″E / 50.5131241°N 6.5675953°E / 50.5131241; 6.5675953
Length 5.274 km [1]
Basin features
Progression UrftRurMeuseNorth Sea
Basin size 4.488 km² [1]
Landmarks Villages: Kall

The Kuttenbach is a 5.3 kilometre-long, orographically left-hand tributary of the Urft in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in the municipality of Kall.

Tributary stream or river that flows into a main stem river or lake

A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater, leading the water out into an ocean.

Urft (river) river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

The Urft is a 46.4-kilometre-long (28.8 mi) right-hand tributary of the Rur in the county of Euskirchen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It flows through the village of Urft in the municipality of Kall. The Urft rises in the North Eifel region of the Eifel Mountains.

North Rhine-Westphalia State in Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia is a state of Germany.

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Geography

The Kuttenbach rises north of Krekel at a height of 601.5 m above  sea level (NHN) in the nature reserve of the Sistiger Heide, which is also called Krekel Heath (‘’Krekeler Heide’’). From here on the stream flows constantly northeastwards and, after a short distance, reaches the village of Diefenbach. Its valley then separates the villages of Gillenberg on the right and Steinfelderheistert on the left. Soon is slopes become wooded and, on the right, is the nature reserve of Laubwald am Kuttenbach below the village of Steinfeld with Steinfeld Abbey on the upper step of the hillside. The stream finally empties from the left into the Urft between the villages of Urft and Sötenich at river kilometre 22.3. [1]

<i>Normalhöhennull</i> standard reference level, the equivalent of sea level, used in Germany to measure height

Normalhöhennull or NHN is a vertical datum used in Germany.

<i>Naturschutzgebiet</i> nature reserve in Germany, category of protected area within German Federal Conservation Law

A Naturschutzgebiet is a category of protected area within Germany's Federal Nature Conservation Act . Although often translated as 'Nature Reserve' in English, the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) refers to them as 'Nature Conservation Areas'.

Steinfeld Abbey monastery

Steinfeld Abbey is a former Premonstratensian monastery, now a Salvatorian convent, with an important basilica, in Steinfeld in Kall, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 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)