Platißbach

The Platißbach is a roughly seven-kilometre-long (4.3 mi), southern and orographically right-hand tributary of the River Olef in the municipality of Hellenthal in Germany.

Platißbach
Platißbach by the campsite
Location
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
LocationEifel, District of Euskirchen
Reference no.DE: 282284
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationnorthwest of Hollerath
 • coordinates50°27′59″N 6°22′08″E
 • elevationca. 605 m above sea level (NHN)
Mouth 
 • location
in Hellenthal into the Olef
 • coordinates
50°29′30″N 6°26′18″E
 • elevation
ca. 403 m above sea level (NHN)
Length7.416 km (4.608 mi)[1]
Basin size38.564 km2 (14.890 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
ProgressionOlef→ Urft→ Rur→ Meuse→ North Sea

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 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) northwest of the village of Hollerath and one kilometre (0.6 mi) north of the Belgian border at a height of about 605 m.

The Platißbach initially flows in a northern direction. After about one kilometre (0.6 mi) 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.[2] The Platißbach picks up other tributaries from both sides, near Platiß (a district of Hellenthal), the only village it passes, at a height of about 422 m, it is joined by its main tributary, the Prether Bach. In Hellenthal it empties into the Urft tributary, the Olef, at about 403 m.

Catchment and tributaries

The catchment of the Platißbachs is 38.6 km2 (14.9 sq mi) in area and drains over the Olef, Urft, Rur, Meuse and Hollands Diep into the North Sea.

Name[1]Left/right tributaryLength
[km][1]		Catchment
[km²][1]		Distance
from mouth
[km][3]		GKZ[1]
Kaisersiefen right 0.5 5.4 282284-112
Eschsiefen right 2.4 4.6 282284-12
Langersiefen right 2.1 4.1 282284-14
Kammersiefen left 1.1 3.8 282284-16
Mehlensiefen left 1.0 3.5 28228418
Prether Bach right 10.2 24.893 2.1 282284-2
Drees Bach right 1.6 1.1 282284-94
Speissiefen left 1.2 0.5 282284-96
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See also

References
  1. 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)
  2. Platißbachtal Nature Reserve in the information system of the NRW State Office for Nature, the Environment and Consumer Protection.
  3. Measurement based on German terrain maps (Deutscher Grundkarte) 1:5000 series
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