Gillbach (original) (raw)
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River in Germany
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| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
| • location | Erft |
| • coordinates | 51°09′37″N 6°41′20″E / 51.1604°N 6.6889°E / 51.1604; 6.6889 |
| Length | 28.5 km (17.7 mi)[1] |
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| Progression | Erft→ Rhine→ North Sea |
The stream Gillbach is a tributary to the Erft in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a length of 28.5 kilometres it flows through the cities of Bergheim, Grevenbroich, and Neuss. At the source the Gillbach provides cooling water for the Niederaussem Power Station. As a consequence, the stream is much warmer than most other streams in Central Europe and even hosts tropical fish species like guppies[2] or convict cichlids[3] that have been released by private pet holders.
- ^ Hydrographic Directory of the NRW State Office for Nature, the Environment and Consumer Protection (Gewässerverzeichnis des Landesamtes für Natur, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz NRW 2010) (xls; 4.67 MB)
- ^ "Jourdan et al. (2014): On the natural history of an introduced population of guppies (Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859) in Germany". BioInvasion Records. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ Emde, Sebastian; Kochmann, Judith; Kuhn, Thomas; Dörge, Dorian D.; Plath, Martin; Miesen, Friedrich W.; Klimpel, Sven (2016). "Emde et al. (2016): Cooling water of power plant creates "hot spots" for tropical fishes and parasites". Parasitology Research. 115 (1): 85–98. doi:10.1007/s00436-015-4724-4. PMID 26374537.