Breitenbach (Speyerbach)
Breitenbach | ||
The Breitenbach near the mill well |
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Water code | DE : 237834 | |
location | Germany | |
River system | Rhine | |
Drain over | Speyerbach → Rhine → North Sea | |
source | in the central Palatinate Forest in the Dreibrunnental 49 ° 23 ′ 26 ″ N , 7 ° 58 ′ 22 ″ E |
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Source height | 336 m above sea level NN | |
muzzle | near Breitenstein in the Speyerbach Coordinates: 49 ° 20 '42 " N , 8 ° 0' 7" E 49 ° 20 '42 " N , 8 ° 0' 7" E |
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Mouth height | 194 m above sea level NN | |
Height difference | 142 m | |
Bottom slope | 21 ‰ | |
length | 6.7 km | |
Catchment area | 13.228 km² |
The Breitenbach is an almost seven kilometer long left and northwest tributary of the Speyerbach .
geography
course
The Breitenbach rises in the central Palatinate Forest in the Dreibrunnental and flows south. It almost continuously forms the boundary of the municipalities of Elmstein and Esthal . On the way he passes, among other things, the gold fountain . After about ten kilometers, it flows into the Speyerbach at the level of the hamlet of Breitenstein . The trifts there are classified as cultural monuments; The ruins of Breitenstein Castle are also in the immediate vicinity of the estuary .
Tributaries
- Finster-Breitenbach ( right ), 1.3 km
- Big Schwaben Bach ( right ), 1.7 km