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Hatzenbeck

The Hatzenbeck is a left tributary of the Wupper River in the municipal division of Elberfeld-West of the North Rhine-Westphalian city of Wuppertal.

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Hatzenbeck
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Location
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates51°14′0″N 7°8′47″E / 51.23333°N 7.14639°E / 51.23333; 7.14639 (Hatzenbeck origin)
 • elevation285 metres (935 ft)
Mouth 
 • coordinates
51°15′11″N 7°8′13″E / 51.25306°N 7.13694°E / 51.25306; 7.13694 (Hatzenbeck mouth)
 • elevation
142 metres (466 ft)
Length2.4 km (1.5 mi)1
Basin size
2.32 km2 (0.90 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression

Wupper

RhineNorth Sea

The Hatzenbeck is a left tributary of the Wupper River1 in the municipal division of Elberfeld-West of the North Rhine-Westphalian city of Wuppertal.

Location and topography

The Hatzenbeck rises to 285 metres (935 ft) above sea level. It flows northwest to Ravensberger Road and goes downhill to the University of Wuppertal to the northeast. It passes under the Wuppertal-Steinbeck station to the Wupper at a height of 141 metres (463 ft) above sea level. In earlier times the lower reaches had the name Steinbeck.

References

References

  1. "Gewässerverzeichnis des Landesamtes für Natur, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz NRW". lanuv.nrw.de (in German). Landesamt für Natur, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz Nordrhein-Westfalen (LANUV). 2010. Archived from the original on 2013-12-28. Retrieved 29 November 2024.