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.

Geography

Course The Armuthsbach rises about 1.5 km southwest of Tondorf at a height of . 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 .

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.

Name Position[km] Bank Length[km] Catchment area[km2] Mouth elevation[m above NHN] DGKZ Derchbach 16.588 left 1.1 1.899 472 271856 112 Mühlenbach 16.339 left 1.6 467 271856 114 Werthsbach 14,747 right 2,5 441 271856 116 Weierbach 13.490 right 1.9 419 271856 118 N.N. 12.624 right 1.0 408 271856 1192 Wellbach 12.499 left 3.1 2.133 407 271856 12 Borner Bach 11.041 left 2.5 393 271856 132 Bröhlinger Bach 9.238 left 3.3 3.987 370 271856 14 N.N. 8.013 left 1.1 351 271856 152 Mühlenseifen 5.854 left 1.6 1.040 330 271856 16 Brömmersbach 2.796 left 5.6 8.825 283 271856 18 Buchholz Bach 1.929 left 7.7 17.676 269 271856 2 Rupperather Bach 1.505 left 1.6 266 271856 92

See also List of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia

References

External links

Armuthsbach im AW-wiki