| Daade | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| Reference no. | DE: 27228 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Not far from the Stegskopf in the High Westerwald (above Emmerzhausen) |
| • coordinates | 50°42′24″N 8°01′29″E / 50.706704°N 8.024584°E / 50.706704; 8.024584 |
| • elevation | ca. 574 m above sea level (NHN) |
| Mouth | |
| • location | On the eastern edge of Alsdorf into the Heller |
| • coordinates | 50°46′54″N 7°53′34″E / 50.781774°N 7.892868°E / 50.781774; 7.892868 |
| • elevation | ca. 196 m above sea level (NHN) |
| Length | 16.029 km (9.960 mi) |
| Basin size | 53.283 km (20.573 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Heller→ Sieg→ Rhine→ North Sea |
The Daade (also called the Daadenbach) is the largest tributary of the River Heller, in the district of Altenkirchen in the northeast of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It flows through the northeastern part of the Westerwald. It is 16.027 kilometres (9.959 mi) long and has a catchment area of 53.28 km (20.57 sq mi).
The Daade Valley Railway runs along the Daade from Daaden via Alsdorf to Betzdorf, on the main line from Cologne to Siegen.
Villages
The villages on the Daade are:
- Emmerzhausen
- Daaden (largest settlement on the Daade)
- Biersdorf (part of Daaden)
- Niederdreisbach
- Schutzbach
- Alsdorf
Tributaries
The tributaries of the Daade (in downstream order) are the:
- Derscherbach (left, 3.9 km, 9.3 km²) (GKZ 272282)
- Birenbach (right, 2.0 km, 2.3 km²) (GKZ 2722832)
- Friedewalderbach (left, 4.9 km, 8.1 km²) (GKZ 272284)
- Dreisbach (left, 5.6 km, 8.4 km²) (GKZ 272286)
- Schutzbach (left, 3.1 km, 3.6 km²) (GKZ 272288)
All left tributaries have their sources on the Neunkhausen-Weitefeld Plateau, but cut deep valleys in the Heller Upland.
See also
References
- ^ Geoexplorer of the Rhineland-Palatinate Water Authority (Wasserwirtschaftsverwaltung Rheinland-Pfalz)
- Verzeichnis der Fließgewässer Niederrhein (pdf; 126 kB)
External links
- Touristik-Information: Grubenwanderweg (PDF; 232 kB) „Vom Erz zum Eisen im Tal der Daade und Heller“
- "Daade Quelle "Sonnenscheins – Börnchen"". Wällipedia. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2017.