Erzbach (Osterbach)

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Erzbach
Data
Water code DE : 247612192
location Odenwald

Germany

River system Rhine
Drain over Osterbach  → Gersprenz  → Main  → Rhine  → North Sea
source in Odenwald east of Fürth -Weschnitz
49 ° 39 '45 "  N , 8 ° 52' 8"  O
Source height approx.  380  m above sea level NHN
muzzle south of Reichelsheim - Unter-Easter in the Osterbach Coordinates: 49 ° 41 ′ 8 ″  N , 8 ° 51 ′ 37 ″  E 49 ° 41 ′ 8 ″  N , 8 ° 51 ′ 37 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  242  m above sea level NHN
Height difference approx. 138 m
Bottom slope approx. 48 ‰
length 2.9 km

The Erzbach is a three kilometer long right and south tributary of the Osterbach .

Surname

The name " Erzbach " refers to the former mining of manganese-containing rock in the Erzbachtal.

geography

course

The Erzbach rises in the Odenwald at an altitude of about 380  m above sea level. NHN from the Burned Brünnchen , a spring on the edge of the Fürth Centwald north of the forest road . It flows parallel to the forest road along the edge of the forest in a northerly direction, then changes into a green landscape and then crosses the village of Reichelsheim - Erzbach . It now flows between the Steinkopf ( 331  m above sea level ) on its left and the Rote Berg ( 332  m above sea level ) on the right through a small forest and finally flows south of Reichelsheim- Unter-Easter at the corner of Ostertalstrasse / Forest road at an altitude of about 242  m above sea level. NHN in the Osterbach .

Gersprenz river system

Individual evidence

  1. a b Google Earth
  2. Water map service of the Hessian Ministry for the Environment, Climate Protection, Agriculture and Consumer Protection ( information )
  3. The Gersprenz Wanderbuch ( Memento of the original dated February 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / home.arcor.de