The Armuthsbach is an 18.4-kilometre-long,

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left-hand tributary of the

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in the German states of

North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhab ...

and

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Geography

Course

The Armuthsbach rises about 1.5 km southwest of Tondorf at a height of . Its spring lies on the territory of

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. Flowing in a mainly easterly direction the Armuthsbach passes through the village of Rohr. Below the settlement the stream reaches the state border with

. As it continues to its mouth, there are no further villages along its course. About 400 metres north of the stream is

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, about 900 metres south is

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. About 800 metres west of

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the Armuthsbach empties into the

from the left at an elevation of . The Armuthsbach flows through the North Rhine-Westphalian

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of the Armuthsbach and Tributaries (''Armuthsbach und Nebenbäche''). The stream descends through 286 metres and has an average riverbed gradient of 15.5 ‰. Its

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covers 60.526 km² and its waters drain via the

and

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into the

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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.

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* {{NSG-NRW, EU-167, Armuthsbach und Nebenbäche
''Armuthsbach''
im AW-wiki Rivers of the Eifel Euskirchen (district) Ahrweiler (district) Rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia Rivers of Germany

Geography

Course

Tributaries

See also

References

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