Brensbach (Gersprenz)

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Brensbach
Data
Water code DE : 24761732
location Hessian-Franconian mountainous region

Rhine-Main lowlands


Hesse

River system Rhine
Drain over Gersprenz  → Main  → Rhine  → North Sea
source in the Odenwald southwest of Ballerts
49 ° 45 ′ 0 ″  N , 8 ° 55 ′ 18 ″  E
Source height 335  m above sea level NHN
muzzle near Brensbach in the Gersprenz Coordinates: 49 ° 46 '21 "  N , 8 ° 52' 25"  E 49 ° 46 '21 "  N , 8 ° 52' 25"  E
Mouth height approx.  172  m above sea level NHN
Height difference approx. 163 m
Bottom slope approx. 31 ‰
length approx. 5.2 km
Catchment area 11.3 km²
Right tributaries Hollerbach , Hältersbach

The Brensbach is a good five kilometers long right and southeast tributary of the Gersprenz .

geography

course

The Brensbach rises at an altitude of about 335  m above sea level. NHN in the Odenwald southwest of Ballerts ( 375.9  m above sea level ).

It flows through Wallbach and finally flows into Brensbach at an altitude of about 172  m above sea level. NHN from the right into the Gersprenz.

Its 5.2 km long run ends about 163 meters below its source, so it has an average bottom gradient of about 31 ‰.

Catchment area

The 11 km² catchment area of ​​the Brensbach lies in the Vorderen Odenwald and the Reinheimer Hügelland . It is drained over the Mümling, the Main and the Rhine to the North Sea.

The area borders

Tributaries

Gersprenz river system