Henschbach

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Henschbach
Steinbach
Data
Water code DE : 254632
location Germany
Drain over Glan  → Nahe  → Rhine  → North Sea
source on the western outskirts of Steinbach am Glan
49 ° 27 ′ 10 ″  N , 7 ° 22 ′ 33 ″  E
Source height 298  m above sea level NHN
muzzle in Rehweiler in den Glan Coordinates: 49 ° 29 ′ 1 "  N , 7 ° 26 ′ 32"  E 49 ° 29 ′ 1 "  N , 7 ° 26 ′ 32"  E
Mouth height 209  m above sea level NHN
Height difference 89 m
Bottom slope 14 ‰
length 6.3 km
Catchment area 17.199 km²

The Henschbach is a flowing body of water in the community of Upper Glantal in the Kusel district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It is a good 6 km long, left and southwestern tributary of the Glans .

geography

course

The Henschbach has its source on the western outskirts of Steinbach am Glan . From there it flows in a north-easterly direction parallel to the B 423 , takes on the Hodenbach and Haselbach from the left , crosses Henschtal and takes the Wehrbach from the left before it crosses under the A 62 . He continues to flow parallel to the country road L 359 and flows north of Glan-Münchweiler in Rehweiler in Glan .

Tributaries

In the order from the source to the mouth:

  • Hodenbach ( left ), 1.9 km, 3.80 km²
  • Haselbach ( brook from Sangerhof ) ( left ), 1.6 km, 0.73 km²
  • Trahweiler Bach ( left ), 0.9 km, 0.71 km²
  • Wehrbach ( left ), 3.4 km, 5.08 km²

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e GeoExplorer of the Rhineland-Palatinate Water Management Authority ( information )