Appelbach

Appelbach
Map of the catchment area (without estuary) of the two parallel Donnersberg brooks Appelbach (left) and Wiesbach (right)
Data
Water code	DE : 25494
location	Germany Rhineland-Palatinate
River system	Rhine
Drain over	Nahe  → Rhine  → North Sea
Headwaters	north of Falkenstein 49 ° 36 ′ 57 ″  N , 7 ° 52 ′ 53 ″  E
Source height	approx.  395  m above sea level NHN
muzzle	near Bretzenheim in the Nahe Coordinates: 49 ° 52 ′ 27 ″  N , 7 ° 54 ′ 2 ″  E 49 ° 52 ′ 27 ″  N , 7 ° 54 ′ 2 ″  E
Mouth height	approx.  98  m above sea level NHN
Height difference	approx. 297 m
Bottom slope	approx. 7.5 ‰
length	39.6 km  (over the Königsbach: 41.8 km)
Catchment area	174.615 km²
Discharge at the Planig A Eo gauge: 170.2 km². Location: 1.6 km above the mouth	NNQ (06/28/1964) MNQ 1955/2017 MQ 1955/2017 Mq 1955/2017 MHQ 1955/2017 HHQ (12/21/1993)	9 l / s 104 l / s 553 l / s 3.2 l / (s km²) 7 m³ / s 21 m³ / s

The Appelbach , also called the Appel , is a 39.6 kilometer long right tributary of the Nahe in Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany .

geography

course

The river rises in the North Palatinate Bergland southwest of the Donnersberg , about one kilometer northeast of Falkenstein on the western flank of the Kübelberg at an altitude of 395  m above sea level. NHN . From here it flows primarily in northern directions. After flowing through the villages of Würzweiler , Gerbach , Sankt Alban , Gaugrehweiler and Oberhausen an der Appel , the Appelbach reaches the Rheinhessische Schweiz . In the now narrow valley are Münsterappel , Niederhausen an der Appel , Tiefenthal and Neu-Bamberg .

Between Neu-Bamberg and Wöllstein , the Palatinate Uplands merge into the Rheinhessen hill country . The Dunzelbach , the most important tributary of the Appelbach, flows below Wöllstein . In the lower reaches Badenheim , Pfaffen-Schwabenheim and Planig are still flowed through before the Appelbach opposite Bretzenheim at 98  m above sea level. NHN flows into the Nahe from the right .

On its 39.6 km long path, the Appelbach overcomes a height difference of 297 m, which corresponds to an average bed gradient of 7.5 ‰. It drains its 174.615 km² catchment area via Nahe and Rhine into the North Sea and is therefore part of the Rhine river system.

Tributaries

The most important tributary is the Dunzelbach with a catchment area of ​​30.3 km². Further tributaries with a catchment area of ​​more than 10 km² are Gerbach , Gutenbach and Ellerbach .

In the following, the tributaries of the Appelbach are named in the order from the source to the mouth, which are managed by the Rhineland-Palatinate water management authority. In each case, the orographic position of the mouth, the length, the size of the catchment area, the altitude of the mouth and the river code are given. To make the last one easier to read, a separator (-) was inserted behind the prefix that is common to all of the Appelbach's tributaries.

Surname	location	Length [km]	Catchment area [km²]	Mouth height [m above sea level NHN]	DGKZ
Mordkammertalbach	right	3.8	08.875	322	25494-12
Tiefenbach	right	1.3	01,313	273	25494-14
Gerbach	right	4.2	11,154	252	25494-2
Stößbach	right	1.7	01.383	242	25494-312
Alder Trench	Left	1.0	01,932	241	25494-32
Dörrnbach	right	1.0	00.951	234	25494-34
Gutenbach	right	6.3	10.124	209	25494-4
Grundbach	right	3.3	04,773	197	25494-52
Nonnbach	right	1.2	01.518	191	25494-54
Feilerbach	Left	2.4	02.992	191	25494-56
Fürfelderbach	Left	2.1	06,598	166	25494-58
Ellerbach	Left	6.5	10,330	149	25494-6
Dunzelbach	right	7.7	30.365	125	25494-8
Karlebach	Left	6.0	08,771	116	25494-92
Hackenheimerbach	Left	3.6	05.646	107	25494-94

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Topographic map 1: 25,000
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} GeoExplorer of the Rhineland-Palatinate Water Management Authority ( information )
3. ↑ Measurement data: Planig level / waters: Appelbach

Web links

• Course and weirs on the Appelbach
• Water quality of Appelbach and Wiesbach