Kuttenbach

River in Euskirchen, Germany
50°28′44″N 6°31′34″E / 50.4789453°N 6.5261704°E / 50.4789453; 6.5261704 • elevation601.5 m above sea level (NHN) Mouth 
 • location
Near Urft into the Urft
 • coordinates
50°30′47″N 6°34′03″E / 50.5131241°N 6.5675953°E / 50.5131241; 6.5675953
 • elevation
399.8 m above sea level (NHN)Length5.274 km [1]Basin size4.488 km² [1]Basin featuresProgressionUrft→ Rur→ Meuse→ North SeaLandmarksVillages: 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.

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c 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)

External links

  • Sistiger Heide Nature Reserve in the information system of the NRW State Office for Nature, the Environment and Consumer Protection.
  • Laubwald am Kuttenbach Nature Reserve in the information system of the NRW State Office for Nature, the Environment and Consumer Protection.