Beerbach (Modau)
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Beerbach Mordach |
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 Beerbach, a tributary to the Modau in the height between Haus Burgwald and Frankenberger Mühle in Mühltal (Hesse) |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | DE : 239624 | |
| location |
Hessian-Franconian mountainous region
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| River system | Rhine | |
| Drain over | Modau → Rhine → North Sea | |
| source | at Steigerts in the Odenwald 49 ° 45 ′ 14 ″ N , 8 ° 41 ′ 36 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 370 m above sea level NHN | |
| muzzle | near Darmstadt-Eberstadt in the Modau coordinates: 49 ° 48 ′ 54 " N , 8 ° 40 ′ 11" E 49 ° 48 ′ 54 " N , 8 ° 40 ′ 11" E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 147 m above sea level NHN | |
| Height difference | approx. 223 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 26 ‰ | |
| length | 8.7 km | |
| Catchment area | 11.99 km² | |
| Drain at the mouth |
MQ |
66.2 l / s |
The Beerbach is an 8.7 km long, left tributary of the Modau , which flows through Ober-Beerbach and Nieder-Beerbach in the Hessian district of Darmstadt-Dieburg and in the independent city of Darmstadt . The stream is called Mordach , like a right-hand upper course tributary .
Surname
The brook probably got its name after the bears that lived in this valley.
geography
course
The Beerbach runs in the Vorderen Odenwald and in the Bergstrasse-Odenwald Nature Park .
Its source is east of Steigerts on the northeast slope of the mountain Auf dem Steigerts ( 439 m above sea level ) at 370 m altitude.
The Beerbach, which mainly flows northwards along the state road 3098, runs in the upper reaches through Ober-Beerbach , a district of Seeheim-Jugenheim , and in the middle reaches - east of Langenberg (approx. 430 m ) - through Nieder-Beerbach , a district of Mühltal . Then the brook passes the Mühltaler hamlet In der Mordach and its lower course near the mouth flows along the eastern outer border of the city of Darmstadt protected landscape area ( CDDA no. 378691; 2004 designated; 71.2155 km² in size).
Finally , the Beerbach flows a little after crossing under the federal highway 426 between the Neue Bohlenmühle and the Engelsmühle on the southern city limits of Darmstadt at an altitude of about 147 m above sea level. NN into the Rhine tributary Modau , which flows approximately from the east .
Opposite the mouth to the north is the Koppenmühle , and Darmstadt-Eberstadt is a little further down the Modau .
Its 11.99 km long run ends about 223 meters below its source, so it has a mean bed gradient of about 26 ‰.
Catchment area
The catchment area of the Beerbach lies in the Vorderen Odenwald and is 11.99 km² in size. It is drained via the Modau and the Rhine to the North Sea.
It borders
- in the east to that of the Modau tributaries Waschenbach and Neutscher Bach
- in the southeast to that of the brook from the Klossebrünnchen and that of the brook from the Dimpelswiese , both tributaries of the Modau
- in the south to that of the Dietzenbach , a tributary of the Wurzelbach , which also flows into the Modau
- in the southwest to that of the Wallhausen Bach , a tributary of the Stettbach
- and in the west to that of the Elsbach
Tributaries
Its tributaries and mill canals include, viewed downstream (according to the individual evidence mentioned in the table header):
| Surname | page | Length ( km ) |
Source | Muzzle | Estuarine location ( Location ) |
Mu stat. ( km ) |
GKZ |
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| height ( m above sea level ) | ||||||||
| Bach on Grubenberg | right | 0.4 | 359 | 325 | Ober-Beerbach (o) | 8.1 | 239624-12 | |
| Bach at Kreisstrasse 144 | Left | 0.35 | 345 | 307 | Ober-Beerbach (i) | 7.5 | 239624-14 | |
| Bach on Ernsthöfer Strasse | right | 1.15 | 357 | 295 | Ober-Beerbach (i) | 7.3 | 239624-16 | |
| Bach from the Neutscher Höhe | right | 1.8 | 335 | 245 | Nieder-Beerbach (o) | 5.1 | 239624-18 | |
| Bach vom Breitenloh | right | 0.9 | 249 | 195 | Nieder-Beerbach (u) | 2.8 | 239624-912 | |
| Upper brook from Schloßberg | Left | 0.6 | 250 | 193 | Nieder-Beerbach (u) | 2.65 | 239624-914 | |
| Lower stream from Schloßberg | Left | 0.8 | 250 | 189 | Nieder-Beerbach (u) | 2.25 | 239624-916 | |
| Mühlgraben (Mühlkanal) | right | 0.35 | 182 | 181 | In the Mordach (o) | - | ? | |
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Mordach (Bach vom Kirschberg) |
right | 0.7 | 210 | 177 | In the Mordach (b) | 1.85 | 239624-992 | |
| Mühlgraben ( Mühlkanal ) | Left | 0.25 | 155 | 152 | In the Mordach (u) | 0.53 | 239624-994 | |
| Mühlgraben (Mühlkanal) | right | 0.35 | 151 | ? | Beersbach mouth (s) | 0.1 | 239624-996 | |
| Abbreviations (position) : o = above, u = below the point of the mouth; i = im, b = at, n = close to the mouth | ||||||||
Mills
The following former mills are located on the Beerbach (viewed downstream):
- Kramer mill
- Forest mill
- Toe mill
- Glashüttenmühle (today: Haus Burgwald )
- Frankenberger Mill
- Forest mill
- New plank mill
- Angel Mill
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i Water map service of the Hessian Ministry for the Environment, Climate Protection, Agriculture and Consumer Protection ( information )
- ↑ a b c d Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
- ↑ river chainage of Beer Bach and mouth stations (mu-Stat.) From the above flow chart , according waters mapping service of the Hessian Ministry for the Environment, Climate Change, Agriculture and Consumer Protection ( Notices )
- ↑ For a better overview and sorting downstream pro is running waters in the waters ratio (TVC) to the number "239624", which for the Beerbach (Mordach) is each inserted a hyphen.