Reference no. DE: 2848 Length 9 km Country Germany | River system Rhine Basin area 48.92 km² | |
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Main source By the Vennbachhof near Ungerath (Schwalmtal)ca. 60 m above sea level (NN) River mouth By the Borner Mühle into the Schwalmca. 40 m above sea level (NN) | ||
The Kranenbach is an orographically right-hand tributary of the Schwalm in the Lower Rhine county of Viersen.
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Map of Kranenbach, Germany
Its source is in the vicinity of Vennbachhof near Ungerath (in the municipality of Schwalmtal) at a height of around 60 m above NN. The stream has a length of just under 9.5 kilometres and empties into the Schwalm by the mill of Borner Mühle at a height of about 40 m above NN.. The Kranenbach picks up the waters of the Haversloher Bach (1.5 kilometres long), the Heidweiher Bach (1.5 kilometres long), the Vogelsrather Bach (1.7 kilometres long), the Schageher Bach (1.4 kilometres long) and the Berggraben which has a length of 2.3 kilometres.
The Kranenbach was canalized in the years 1925/26. Its care and maintenance is the responsibility of the Schwalmverband, which has its head office in Brüggen.
Mills
There are a number of former water mills on the Kranenbach: