Blattbach
| Blattbach | ||
 Source of the Blattbach |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | DE : 237822 | |
| location |
Palatinate Forest
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| River system | Rhine | |
| Drain over | Helmbach → Speyerbach → Rhine → North Sea | |
| source | in the central Palatinate Forest 49 ° 19 ′ 41 ″ N , 7 ° 53 ′ 14 ″ E |
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| Source height | 402 m above sea level NHN | |
| muzzle | west of the Hofberg in the Helmbach Coordinates: 49 ° 19 '6 " N , 7 ° 55' 25" E 49 ° 19 '6 " N , 7 ° 55' 25" E |
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| Mouth height | 270 m above sea level NHN | |
| Height difference | 132 m | |
| Bottom slope | 43 ‰ | |
| length | 3.1 km | |
| Catchment area | 7.181 km² | |
The Blattbach is the 3.1 km long, west-northwest and left source brook of the Helmbach in the Rhineland-Palatinate district of Bad Dürkheim . It is also seen by some as its tributary. The Blattbach is located along its entire length in the area of the municipality of Elmstein .
geography
course
The Blattbach rises in the central Palatinate Forest at an altitude of 402 m above sea level. NHN .
It initially flows eastwards through a narrow valley between the Brogberg in the north and Blattberg ( 550.8 m above sea level ) in the south. At the Birnenberg corridor, it is fed on the right by the Miedersbach coming from the west-southwest .
The Blattbach finally unites at the Geiswies corridor at a height of 27 m above sea level. NHN with the Teufelsbach coming from the southwest to the Helmbach .
Its 3.1 km long run ends about 132 meters below its source, so it has an average bed gradient of 43 ‰.
Catchment area
The 7.2 km² catchment area of the Blattbach lies in the Middle Palatinate Forest and is drained from it via the Helmbach, the Speyerbach and the Rhine to the North Sea.
It borders
- in the northeast to that of the Iggelbach , which flows into the Helmbach,
- to the east and south to that of the Helmbach
- to the southwest by that of the corrugated Bach , the inflow into the Rhine Queich opens
- and in the west and northwest to that of the Speyerbach.
The catchment area is almost completely forested.
The highest point is the Brogberg at 556.9 m above sea level. NHN in the west of the catchment area.
Tributaries
- Miedersbach ( right ), 3.45 km, 4.16 km²