| Kranenbach | |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Germany |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Viersen |
| Subdivision Type4: | Reference no. |
| Subdivision Name4: | DE: 2848 |
| Length: | 9.463km (05.88miles) |
| Source1 Location: | By the Vennbachhof near Ungerath (Schwalmtal) |
| Source1 Elevation: | ca. |
| Mouth Location: | By the Borner Mühle into the Schwalm |
| Mouth Elevation: | ca. |
| Progression: | Schwalm→ |
| Basin Size: | 48.917km2 |
| Custom Label: | References |
The Kranenbach is an orographically right-hand tributary of the Schwalm in the Lower Rhine county of Viersen.
Its source is in the vicinity of Vennbachhof near Ungerath (in the municipality of Schwalmtal) at a height of around . 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 .. 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.[1]
There are a number of former water mills on the Kranenbach: