Ache (Saar)

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Ache
Data
Water code FRA9300320
location France
River system Rhine
Drain over Saar  → Moselle  → Rhine  → North Sea
source at Gros-Réderching
49 ° 3 ′ 58 ″  N , 7 ° 12 ′ 48 ″  E
Source height 356  m
muzzle west of Kalhausen - Weidesheim in the Saar Coordinates: 49 ° 2 ′ 20 ″  N , 7 ° 7 ′ 19 ″  E 49 ° 2 ′ 20 ″  N , 7 ° 7 ′ 19 ″  E
Mouth height 205  m
Height difference 151 m
Bottom slope 9.8 ‰
length 15.4 km
Catchment area 49 km²
Drain
at the mouth
MQ
970 l / s

The Ache (French: Ruisseau d'Achen), also called Wolferbach , is a right-hand tributary on the Saar . It is about 15.4 km long and contributes to the drainage of the western Pays de Bitche .

geography

course

The source of the Ache is 356 m above sea level in the district of Gros-Réderching . The stream flows past numerous mills, mainly in a south-westerly and then westerly direction to the Kalhausen district of Weidesheim , where it flows into the Saar. On the way he passes the eponymous place Achen , where the Singlinger Bach flows from the left .

Tributaries

  • Wolferbach ( left )
  • Sattelbach ( right ), 3.4 km
  • Singlingerbach ( left )
  • Ruisseau d'Etting ( left )

fauna

The Ache is considered good fishing water, so chub , pike , perch and trout are said to occur in addition to various white fish species.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Débits caractéristiques