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Platißbach
The Platißbach is a roughly , southern and orographically right-hand tributary of the River Olef in the municipality of Hellenthal in Germany. Course The Platißbach rises in the High Fens-Eifel Nature Park in the North Eifel natural region of the ''Hollerath Plateau''. Its source lies about northwest of the village of Hollerath and north of the Belgian border at a height of about 605 m. The Platißbach initially flows in a northern direction. After about 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. The Platißbach picks up other tributaries from both sides, near (a district of Hellenthal), the only village it passes, at a height of about 422 m, it is joined by its main tributary, the . In Hellenthal it empties into the Urft tributary, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olef (river)
The Olef is a river in Liège, Belgium and North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is long and a left-hand tributary of the Urft. It flows through the Eifel Mountains in the western part of the Germany and eastern part of Belgium. Geography The Olef rises on the Ramscheider Höhe, near the Zitter Forest, about southwest of Hollerath at an elevation of , immediately on the state border. From here it flows initially northwest and through the woods of the ''Dreiherren Wald''. The valley of the Olef forms the state border here which runs along the river. From its confluence with the ''Wiesbach'' it enters Germany. It then forms ''inter alia'', the eastern boundary of the safety zones of the Elsenborn Military Training Area. The river course changes direction in a wide arc to head east. In the next section the Olef flows through the Schleiden Forest (''Forst Schleiden'') and is impounded to create the Olef Reservoir in front of Hellenthal. In Hellenthal it is joined from the right a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eifel
The Eifel (; , ) is a low mountain range in western Germany, eastern Belgium and northern Luxembourg. It occupies parts of southwestern North Rhine-Westphalia, northwestern Rhineland-Palatinate and the southern area of the German-speaking Community of Belgium. The Eifel is part of the Rhenish Massif; within its northern portions lies the Eifel National Park. The Eifelian stage in geological history is named after the region because rocks of that period reach the surface in the Eifel at the Wetteldorf Richtschnitt outcrop. The inhabitants of the Eifel are known as Eiflers or Eifelers. Geography Location The Eifel lies between the cities of Aachen to the north, Trier to the south and Koblenz to the east. It descends in the northeast along a line from Aachen via Düren to Bonn into the Lower Rhine Bay. In the east and south it is bounded by the valleys of the Rhine and the Moselle. To the west it transitions in Belgium and Luxembourg into the geologically related Ardenn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rivers Of North Rhine-Westphalia
A list of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany: A B C * Calenberger Bach * Casumer Bach * Compbach D * Dalke * Dammpader * Darmühlenbach * Deilbach * Derenbach * Dettmers Bach * Dhünn * Dichbach * Dickopsbach * Dielenpader * Diemel * Diestelbach * Dinkel * Dondert * Dornmühlenbach * Dörpe * Dörspe * Dortenbach * Dreierwalder Aa * Dreisbach, tributary of the Bröl * Dreisbach, tributary of the Sieg * Duffesbach * Durbeke * Düsedieksbach * Düssel E F *Falbecke, alternative name for Glingebach * Felderbach * Ferndorfbach * Finkelbach * Finkenbach * Fischbach * Fischertaler Bach * Flehbach * Florabach * Forellenbach * Forthbach * Freebach * Fretterbach * Frischebach * Frischhofsbach * Frohnhauser Bach * Frohnholzbach * Fülsenbecke * Furlbach G H I * Ickbach * Ihne * Ilpe * Ilse, tributary of the Bega * Ilse, tributary of the Lahn * Inde * Irserbach * Issumer Fleuth * Itter, tributary of the Diemel * Itter, tributary of the Rhine J * Jabach * Johannisbach * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total population of over 84 million in an area of , making it the most populous member state of the European Union. It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The Capital of Germany, nation's capital and List of cities in Germany by population, most populous city is Berlin and its main financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Settlement in the territory of modern Germany began in the Lower Paleolithic, with various tribes inhabiting it from the Neolithic onward, chiefly the Celts. Various Germanic peoples, Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgium
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the south, and the North Sea to the west. Belgium covers an area of and has a population of more than 11.8 million; its population density of ranks List of countries and dependencies by population density, 22nd in the world and Area and population of European countries, sixth in Europe. The capital and Metropolitan areas in Belgium, largest metropolitan region is City of Brussels, Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, Bruges, Namur, and Leuven. Belgium is a parliamentary system, parliamentary constitutional monarchy with a complex Federation, federal system structured on regional and linguistic grounds. The country is divided into three highly autonomous Communities, regions and language areas o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of North Rhine-Westphalia
A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of its course if it runs out of water, or only flow during certain seasons. Rivers are regulated by the water cycle, the processes by which water moves around the Earth. Water first enters rivers through precipitation, whether from rainfall, the Runoff (hydrology), runoff of water down a slope, the melting of glaciers or snow, or seepage from aquifers beneath the surface of the Earth. Rivers flow in channeled watercourses and merge in confluences to form drainage basins, or catchments, areas where surface water eventually flows to a common outlet. Rivers have a great effect on the landscape around them. They may regularly overflow their Bank (geography), banks and flood the surrounding area, spreading nutrients to the surrounding area. Sedime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gewässerkennzahl (Germany)
The ''Gewässerkennzahl'' (GKZ, rarely GWK or GEWKZ) or "waterbody index number/waterbody number" is an identifier with which all watercourses in Germany are numbered, together with their catchments and precipitation areas. It is also referred to as a ''Gebietskennzahl'' or "basin number". A Gewässerkennzahl may have up to 13 figures (theoretically even 19). Basins normally are only defined up to seven figures. For a more detailed subdivision, the Gewässerkennzahl may be enlarged by ten more figures. Only that enlarged version is called ''Fließgewässerkennziffer.'' The Gewässerkennzahlen are defined by the environment offices of the states. History In order to have comparable values and usable data across the state of Germany, the Federal and State Water Authorities agreed in December 1970 to create a unified system for hydrological work on certain important rivers and their above-ground catchment areas and to issue them with index numbers. Linked to that was the establishm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollands Diep
The Hollands Diep ( pre-1947 spelling: Hollandsch Diep) is a river in the Netherlands, and an estuary of the Rhine and Meuse rivers. Through the Scheldt-Rhine Canal it connects to the Scheldt river and Antwerp. The Bergse Maas river and the Nieuwe Merwede river join near Lage Zwaluwe to form the Hollands Diep. The Dordtsche Kil connects to it near Moerdijk. Near Numansdorp it splits into the Haringvliet and the Volkerak. History The Hollands Diep was formed as a result of the extensive flood of 1216, which breached the dunes of Voorne and created a deep saltwater inlet (the current Haringvliet). During a second flood, the 1421 St. Elizabeth floods, this inlet connected to the Merwede and became an important estuary of the Rhine and Meuse rivers. From that moment on, the freshwater part of the estuary (east of the Hellegatsplein) was renamed Hollands Diep. The former river Striene, that used to connect the Meuse with the Scheldt, was completely destroyed by these floo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drainage Basin
A drainage basin is an area of land in which all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, the drainage divide, made up of a succession of elevated features, such as ridges and hills. A basin may consist of smaller basins that merge at river confluences, forming a hierarchical pattern. Other terms for a drainage basin are catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area, river basin, water basin, and impluvium. In North America, they are commonly called a watershed, though in other English-speaking places, " watershed" is used only in its original sense, that of the drainage divide line. A drainage basin's boundaries are determined by watershed delineation, a common task in environmental engineering and science. In a closed drainage basin, or endorheic basin, rather than flowing to the ocean, water converges toward the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urft (river)
The Urft () is a right-hand tributary of the Rur (river), Rur in the county of Euskirchen (district), Euskirchen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It flows through the village of Urft in the municipality of Kall, North Rhine-Westphalia, Kall. The Urft rises in the North Eifel region of the Eifel Mountains. Origin of the name The name of the Urft is derived from ''Urd-apa''. The origin of the word ''Urd'' is unknown, but ''apa'' is Celts, Celtic and means "stream". In 1075, the Urft was called the ''Urdefa'', in 1419 the ''Orfft'' and, in 1503, the ''Oyrfft''. The village of Urft takes its name from the river. Course The Urft rises in the North Eifel in the High Fens-Eifel Nature Park. Its river source, source is in the Dahlem Forest (''Dahlemer Wald''), west of the Dahlem (Nordeifel), Dahlem village of Schmidtheim and (both as the crow flies) northwest of Dahlemer Binz Airfield. The Urft initially flows through Schmidtheim. From there, it is accompanied by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bundesstraße 265
''Bundesstraße'' (, ), abbreviated ''B'', is the denotation for German and Austrian national highways. Germany Germany's ''Bundesstraßen'' network has a total length of about 40,000 km. German ''Bundesstraßen'' are labelled with rectangular yellow signs with black numerals, as opposed to the white-on-blue markers of the ''Autobahn'' controlled-access highways. ''Bundesstraßen'', like autobahns (''Autobahnen''), are maintained by the federal agency of the Transport Ministry. In the German highway system they rank below autobahns, but above the '' Landesstraßen'' and ''Kreisstraßen'' maintained by the federal states and the districts respectively. The numbering was implemented by law in 1932 and has overall been retained up to today, except for those roads located in the former eastern territories of Germany. One distinguishing characteristic between German ''Bundesstraßen'' and ''Autobahnen'' is that there usually is a general 100 km/h (62 mph) speed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
