Erbach (Elbbach)

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Erbach
Erbach in Elz

Erbach in Elz

Data
Water code DE : 258768
location Westerwald

Germany

River system Rhine
Drain over Elbbach  → Lahn  → Rhine  → North Sea
source at Eichberg , near Molsberg , in the Westerwald
50 ° 28 ′ 12 ″  N , 7 ° 57 ′ 55 ″  E
Source height approx.  301  m above sea level NHN
muzzle in Elz in den Elbbach Coordinates: 50 ° 24 '44 "  N , 8 ° 2' 37"  E 50 ° 24 '44 "  N , 8 ° 2' 37"  E
Mouth height approx.  115  m above sea level NHN
Height difference approx. 186 m
Bottom slope approx. 16 ‰
length 11.8 km
Catchment area 31.093 km²
Right tributaries Börnshahnbach, Kleiner Erbach, Fischbach, Sandbach, Rupbach

The Erbach in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate and Limburg-Weilburg in Hesse is an 11.8 km long, northwestern and orographically right tributary of the Elbe stream .

geography

course

The Erbach rises in the Rhineland-Palatinate Westerwaldkreis in the Oberwesterwald . Its source lies between Molsberg in the north, Hundsangen in the southeast, and Weroth in the southwest on the southern flank of the partially wooded Eichberg ( 407.5  m above sea  level ) in the parcel of Ober der Rommershecke at about 301  m altitude. It is about 500 m north-northeast from the Roßborner Hof on the other side of the federal highway 8 .

Initially, the Erbach flows south-east for less than a kilometer, then turns to the south-south-west between Hundsangen in the east and Weroth in the west, both of which are almost a kilometer from the stream, and thus immediately crosses under the B8. Then some small streams flow into it, including the Bornshahnbach and the Kleine Erbach when coming from Weroth . Approximately from Dreikirchen, which the Erbach passes to the east, and its eastern district of Oberhausen , which lies east of the creek, it runs south to Obererbach and crosses under the Unterwesterwaldbahn twice . From then on, the railway line accompanies the Erbach sometimes more, sometimes less. Around Obererbach it makes a small quarter arc to the west to the local Untermühle, then it runs roughly to the south-southeast and after less than two kilometers reaches Niedererbach , where the Sandbach and Fischbach meet shortly after each other from the west. Immediately below Niedererbach, the stream crosses into the Hessian district of Limburg-Weilburg, where it continues to flow parallel to the railway line in an east-southeast direction. Here it first passes through the Hadamar state forest, in which the Hasslerbach flows from the north-northwest as its only significant left tributary .

About three kilometers below the national border, the Erbach Elz reaches in the Limburg Basin , where the short Rupbach flows in from the west . After crossing under the Oberwesterwaldbahn on the other edge of the village against its flat floodplain, it flows into the Elbbach at a height of about 115  m , which itself flows into the Lahn after about two kilometers further south .

Catchment area and tributaries

The catchment area of the Erbach is 31.093 km². Its tributaries include (listed downstream; lengths and catchment areas, unless otherwise noted, measured on the map listed below in web links , possibly in higher resolution):

  • Inlet, from the right, approx. 0.9 km; arises as a field path ditch at Roßborner Hof
  • Bornshahnbach , from the right at Hof Bornshahn, approx. 0.5 km
  • Kleiner Erbach , from the right, approx. 1.1 km; is being built on the southern edge of Weroth
  • Pütschbach , from the right across from the northern edge of Obererbach, at least 0.8 km; is being built on the southern outskirts of Dreikirchen-Pütschbach
  • Return of the canal to Obererbacher Untermühle, from the left on this, approx. 0.3 km; goes left at the western edge of Obererbach
  • Trench inlet, from the right below the Obererbach sewage treatment plant, approx. 0.6 km
  • Stream from the side valley, from the left and north, approx. 0.5 km; arises in the Welcherwiese
  • Sandbach , from the right in Niedererbach, 3.7 km and 5.2 km²; arises from several spring branches that arise north of Nentershausen
  • Fischbach , from the right in Niedererbach, approx. 3.0 km; arises southeast of Nentershausen
  • Bach from Seitental, from the right at the Niedererbach sewage treatment plant on the border, approx. 1.5 km; is being built between the Kirchstück farm and the Nonnenwald
  • Hasslerbach , from the left and north-northwest in front of the forester's house, approx. 3.3 km; emerges north-west of Malmenreich on the Walmeroder district (Rhineland-Palatinate) and passes through the Hadamar state forest below the village, with a few ponds at the end
  • Rupbach , from the right at the entrance to Elz, approx. 1.5 km; the corridor against the Elzer forest emerges on the western edge

Elbbach river system

Web links

Commons : Erbach  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Map service of the landscape information system of the Rhineland-Palatinate nature conservation administration (LANIS map) ( notes )
  2. ↑ a b Water map service of the Hessian Ministry for the Environment, Climate Protection, Agriculture and Consumer Protection ( information )
  3. ↑ Length and catchment area according to: GeoExplorer of the Rhineland-Palatinate water management authority ( information )