Blambach
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| River system | Elbe | |
| Drain over | Schwarza → Saale → Elbe → North Sea | |
| source | On the eastern edge of the Barigauer Höhe | |
| Source height | about 600 m above sea level NN | |
| muzzle | In Sitzendorf in the Schwarza coordinates: 50 ° 37 '53 " N , 11 ° 10' 11" E 50 ° 37 '53 " N , 11 ° 10' 11" E |
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| Mouth height | about 320 m above sea level NN | |
| Height difference | about 280 m | |
| Bottom slope | about 56 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 5 km | |
The Blambach is an approximately five-kilometer-long tributary of the Schwarza on the northern edge of the Thuringian Slate Mountains . Despite its short length, it flows through various forms of vegetation and is particularly worth mentioning because of a gorge in its lower reaches. Geologists also call it Blambach rhyolite due to the special characteristics of the rhyolite rock found in the river bed, which can only be found here .
course
The Blambach rises on the eastern edge of the Barigauer Höhe at about 600 m above sea level. NN . The Blambach then initially continues to flow in an easterly direction, past Oberhain to Unterhain . A deeper valley forms here, but the area is still unforested. The road from Oberhain to Allendorf also runs here in the valley . At the Beerberg the valley makes a curve and the direction of flow changes to southeast. Here begins a 1.5 kilometer long, 150 meter deep gorge , the Blambachtal . The 460 meter high Ziegenberg rises to the right, the 493 meter high Sommerberg to the left . Both are forested. The Blambach crosses under the Schwarzatalbahn at the end of the gorge , before it then reaches Sitzendorf at an altitude of about 320 m above sea level. NN flows into the Schwarza from the left .
Water flow
Usually the Blambach has only a low water flow. In the case of heavy rainfall in the area of the Barigauer Höhe, however, it can also lead to floods, which lastly caused major damage in 1981 due to the narrow Schwarza Valley in the Sitzendorf area. The last flood caused by the Blambach led to the flooding of the local road in Sitzendorf and the adjacent properties on May 19, 2017. The mud carried along by the water also damaged various residential buildings. On the other hand, in dry summers it can happen that the stream falls completely dry, most recently in 2003.
