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.
| Nonnenbach | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Reference no. | DE: 271812 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Dahlem-Schmidtheim |
| • coordinates | 50°24′49″N 6°35′22″E / 50.4136639°N 6.5893417°E |
| • elevation | 539 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 |
• elevation | 407 m above sea level (NHN) |
| Length | 6.992 km [1] |
| Basin size | 10.885 km2 [1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Ahr→ Rhine→ North Sea |
| Landmarks | Villages: Nonnenbach |
Geography
editCourse
editThe 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