Nonnenbach (Ahr)

Coordinates: 50°24′49″N 6°35′22″E / 50.4136639°N 6.5893417°E / 50.4136639; 6.5893417
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Nonnenbach
Location
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Reference no.DE: 271812
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationDahlem-Schmidtheim
 • coordinates50°24′49″N 6°35′22″E / 50.4136639°N 6.5893417°E / 50.4136639; 6.5893417
 • elevation539 m above sea level (NHN)
Mouth 
 • location
Ahr near Blankenheim
 • coordinates
50°25′27″N 6°40′14″E / 50.4242028°N 6.6705556°E / 50.4242028; 6.6705556
 • elevation
407 m above sea level (NHN)
Length6.992 km [1]
Basin size10.885 km2 [1]
Basin features
ProgressionAhrRhineNorth Sea
LandmarksVillages: Nonnenbach

The Nonnenbach is a seven-kilometre-long tributary of the Ahr in the area of Blankenheim in the district of Euskirchen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Geography[edit]

Course[edit]

The source of the Nonnenbach lies in woods about 2 kilometres east of Schmidtheim, on the far side of the B 51 and not far from gravel pits already partly filled with groundwater. It flows past the eponymous village and empties into the Ahr a good 2 kilometres south of Blankenheim. Apart from the Seidenbach and the Günzelbach it is also fed during its short course by the streams of numerous gullies, known locally as Seifen.

Tributaries[edit]

  • Mittlerer Seifen (left)
  • Seidenbach (left), 2.0 km
  • Günzelbach (left), 1.8 km
  • Wallbach (left), 1.8 km

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