- Source: Wiehl (Agger)
The Wiehl (German pronunciation: [viːl] ) is a 33.6-kilometre-long, orographically left tributary of the River Agger in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the longest river situated entirely within the county of Oberbergischer Kreis and the third longest tributary of the Agger.
Geography
The river rises in the region of Bergisches Land in the municipality of Reichshof. Its source is located about 700 metres north of the village of Hahn on the southern slopes of the Silberkuhle (514.6 m) at a height of 446 m above sea level (NHN). The Wiehl initially flows in a southerly direction and passes through the parish of Wiehl. Near Wildbergerhütte it turns towards the west. Between Nespen and Brüchermühle it is impounded by the Wiehl Dam. After passing Brüchermühle it is impounded again, this time by the Stauweiher Bieberstein. From here it flows mainly in a northwesterly direction. After passing through the parishes of Oberwiehl, Wiehl, Bielstein and Weiershagen, it empties into the Agger near Wiehlmünden at a height of 145 m above NHN.
= Tributaries
=The following is a list of Wiehl tributaries with their orographic orientation (left/right), location of their mouth and elevation at the mouth.
Aubach (left) near Wildbergerhütte at 309 m above NHN
Hamerter Bach (right) near Hamert at 304 m above NHN
Dreschhauser Bach (right) after Nespen into the Wiehl Reservoir at 292 m above NHN
Streesharthbach (left) into a forebay of the Wiehl Reservoir at 304 m above NHN
Asbach (left) near Brüchermühle at 228 m above NHN
Heisterbach (right) before Oberwiehl at 198 m above NHN
Dreisbach (right) near Oberwiehl at 194 m above NHN
Oberholzener Bach (right) before Wiehl at 191 m above NHN
Mottelbach (left) near Wiehl at 184 m above NHN
Alpebach (right) after Wiehl at 174 m above NHN
Ülpebach (left) near Bielstein at 163 m above NHN
Molbach (left) before Wielmünden at 146 m above NHN
Flooding
On 3 May 2001, following torrential rain, what were described as hundred-year floods washed away parts of some roads. Between 4 and 8 pm, 110 litres of rain fell per square metre. The average monthly precipitation in North Rhine-Westphalia is only 100 litres.
See also
List of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia