Kranenbach

The Kranenbach is an orographically right-hand tributary of the Schwalm in the Lower Rhine county of Viersen.

Kranenbach
Millpond of the Hausermühle mill
Location
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
District	Viersen
Reference no.	DE: 2848
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	By the Vennbachhof near Ungerath (Schwalmtal)
• coordinates	51°11′04″N 6°17′14″E
• elevation	ca. 60 m above sea level (NN)
Mouth
• location	By the Borner Mühle into the Schwalm
• coordinates	51°14′29″N 6°12′12″E
• elevation	ca. 40 m above sea level (NN)
Length	9.463 km (5.880 mi)[1]
Basin size	48.917 km2 (18.887 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
Progression	Schwalm→ Meuse→ North Sea

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.^[2]

Mills

There are a number of former water mills on the Kranenbach:

• Hausermühle, Schwalmtal, Waldniel
• Schierer Mühle, Schier
• Pletschmühle, Amern
• Hüttermühle, Amern