Ette (river)

	Ette
	The Ette in Zaisenhausen
	Data
Water code	DE : 238834
location	Hohenloher and Haller level Blaufelden-Gerabronner level only upper reaches Tierbach ; Kocher-Jagst Plains Bartenstein-Langenburger platters; Middle Jagsttal; Baden-Württemberg Schwäbisch Hall district Municipality of Blaufelden only upstream ; City of Schrozberg ; ; Hohenlohe district Mulfingen municipality ; ;
River system	Rhine
Drain over	Jagst → Neckar → Rhine → North Sea
origin	Confluence with the Ette:; south-southeast of and in front of Schrozberg- Ettenhausen; 49 ° 20 ′ 47 ″ N , 9 ° 53 ′ 6 ″ E Source of the right upper courseEselsbach:; northwest of Schrozberg-KälberbachimBrühl; 49 ° 20 ′ 11 ″ N , 9 ° 56 ′ 13 ″ E Source of the left upper courseTierbach:; southeast ofBlaufelden-Lentersweiler beforeSeeholz; 49 ° 18 '37 " N , 9 ° 55' 59" O
Source height	approx. 486 m above sea level NHN ; source Tierbach;
	468 m above sea level NHN; source Eselsbach;
	385.4 m above sea level NHN; confluence with the Ette
muzzle	At Mulfingen -Bachmühle from the right and finally northeast in the middle Jagst coordinates: 49 ° 20 '53 " N , 9 ° 47' 23" E 49 ° 20 '53 " N , 9 ° 47' 23" E;
Mouth height	257.9 m above sea level NHN
Height difference	approx. 228.1 m
Bottom slope	approx. 14 ‰
length	16 km ; with left upper course Tierbach
	14 km ; with Eselsbach on the right upper course
	9.1 km ; only Ette
Catchment area	43.243 km²
Small towns	Schrozberg , Mulfingen , only part of the EZG : Niederstetten
Communities	Blue heroes

The Ette is a small river with its longer left upper reaches Tierbach together about 16 km long on the Hohenlohe plain in the district of Schwäbisch Hall and the Hohenlohekreis in northern Baden-Württemberg. The river that arises from the confluence of the left Tierbach and the right Eselsbach at Schrozberg- Ettenhausen flows into the middle Jagst at Mulfingen- Talmühle from the right and northeast .

geography

Spring streams

The source streams of the Ette arise close to the route of the B 290 ("Kaiserstraße") between its crossing of the Crailsheim – Königshofen railway north of Blaufelden and Schrozberg- Riedbach. The longest is the Tierbach , the source of which is furthest from the mouth, about 1 km southeast of Blaufelden-Lenterweiler. From there, the Tierbach flows south past Lentershausen as an almost valley-free channel, then turns from originally west to north-west and deepens into the plain, crosses Herrentierbach and then after approx. 7 km merges with the Eselsbach flowing in from the east . This in turn arises at Schrozberg-Kälberbach and runs first west, then northwest, then west again to the confluence, it has a similar morphology to the Tierbach, has little more catchment area and is about 2 km shorter.

Further course

From the confluence the river is called Ette and slowly turns to the west. At the foot of the castle and the village of Bartenstein , the river soon crosses the hamlet of Ettenhausen, after a turn to the west it reaches Mulfingen- Zaisenhausen , only to run the last 3 km before it flows into the Jagst near Mulfingen-Bachmühle to the southwest. Shortly before the mouth, the valley channel is deepened by over 250 m compared to the surrounding heights. The Ette has, the longer Tierbach counting, a length of 16.0 km, the confluence of Tierbach and Eselsbach expected to there are 9.1 km.

Catchment area

The catchment area of the Ette , on the left side relatively narrow, forms a sickle of about 43.2 km² open to the southwest. In the north it borders on the Tauber , in the northeast and east on that of the Tauber tributary Vorbach , in the southeast the Blaubach, which flows to the Brettach , competes , from south to west to north the watershed mostly runs against smaller Jagst tributaries.

The Ette has only tiny left inflows, the more important right are, from the confluence of the animal - and Eselsbach which Gütbach at Bartenstein, who Pippi Bach at Zaisenhausen, after that the Staigerbach .

With the exception of only the upper part of the Tierbach sub-catchment area, which lies in the sub-area of the Blaufelden-Gerabronner level of the Hohenloher and Haller level , the entire catchment area naturally belongs to the Kocher-Jagst levels , largely to their sub-area Bartenstein-Langenburger Platten and only with them the mouth gusset to the lower area of the Middle Jagsttal .

The following municipalities and cities share the river and its catchment area: the Tierbach area belongs to the municipality of Blaufelden , the Eselsbach area and downhill almost to Zaisenhausen are part of the small town of Schrozberg (both districts of Schwäbisch Hall ), Zaisenhausen and the lower Ettetal are located on the Mulfingen district ( Hohenlohekreis ); the small town of Niederstetten ( Main-Tauber district ) has only a small gusset of the catchment area in the north.

Tributaries

Hierarchical list of tributaries and lakes from source to mouth. Length of water, lake area, catchment area and altitude according to the corresponding layers on the LUBW online map. Other sources for the information are noted.

Confluence of Ette about 0.9 km south-southeast of the small Schrozberger Taldorfes Ettenhausen at 385.4 m above sea level. NHN from the shorter right Eselsbach and the longer left Tierbach .

Eselsbach , right upper course, 4.9 km and 10.6 km². Arises a little north of the L 1022 opposite the Schrozberger hamlet Kälberbach im Brühl at about 468 m above sea level. NHN .

Flows through at about 465 m above sea level. A few steps from the source a small pond, well below 0.1 ha.
Passed at about 458 m above sea level. NHN before crossing under the B 290 a pond on the right bank, 0.3 ha.
Inflow from the Gewann See , from the left to about 452 m above sea level. NHN in the western Wasen , 0.6 km and 0.9 km². Arises on the southeast edge of the forest island See at about 459 m above sea level. NHN .
- Flows through at about 456 m above sea level. NHN a forest pond, well below 0.1 ha.
Kalkofenbach , from the right to about 427 m above sea level. NHN about 0.5 km north-north-west and downstream of Schrozberg- Heuchlingen , 2.6 km and 1.9 km². Arises at about 476 m above sea level. NHN on the street fields southwest of Schrozberg- Zell . Upper course unstable until after the B 290.
Riedbach , from the right to 419.5 m above sea level. NHN about 1.0 km southwest of Schrozberg- Riedbach under the old castle Alt-Bartenstein , 2.8 km and 3.0 km². Arises at about 467 m above sea level. NHN about 0.6 km west-northwest of Niederstetten - Weilerhof an der Höhe between the forest islands Braunst and Erlen .
- Flows through at almost 457 m above sea level. NHN on the southeast edge of the alders in the Gewann See a pond, 0.6 ha.

Tierbach , left upper course, 6.9 km and 10.2 km². Arises at about 486 m above sea level. NHN southeast of Blaufelden - Lentersweiler in the east of the forest island Buchholz in front of the Seeholz .
See tributaries there.

Katzenbach , from the right to about 363 m above sea level. NHN on the western edge of Ettenhausen, 0.9 km and approx. 1.2 km². Rises at about 425 m above sea level. NHN the Katzenbrunnen in the valley between the eastern edge of Schrozberg- Bartenstein and Schrozberg- Hornungshof .

Gütbach , from the right to 356.1 m above sea level. NHN at the sewage treatment plant at Schrozberg- Mittelmühle at the foot of Bartenstein Castle , 2.9 km and 3.4 km². Arises at about 467 m above sea level. NHN east of Schrozberg- Gütbach on the other side of the B 290 on the edge of the pound wood . Upper course unstable.

About 0.1 km to the right of the uppermost course on the K 2540 branching off from the main road to Niederstetten -Sichertshausen is a groundwater lake in an abandoned quarry, 0.2 ha.

About 0.8 km east of Mulfingen - Zaisenhausen flows through a flood retention basin with a fore basin, under 0.1 ha and 1.2 ha.

Pippibach , from the right to about 315 m above sea level. NHN in Zaisenhausen along Staigerbacher Strasse, 4.0 km and 5.0 km². Arises at about 454 m above sea level. NHN in Stockholz between Niederstetten- Ermershausen and the route of the B 290 west of it.

Dörrlesbach , from the right to about 413 m above sea level. NHN about 1.2 km east of Mulfingen- Staigerbach , 1.7 km and about 0.9 km².
- Arises at around 450 m above sea level. NHN in the northern Stockholz at the outflow of some ponds totaling 0.5 hectares. Unstable almost over the entire length.
Seebach , from the left to 391.9 m above sea level. NHN about 1.3 km southeast of Staigerbach, 1.6 km and about 1.2 km². Arises at about 457 m above sea level. NHN near Schrozberg- Zollhaus next to the B 290. Upper course unstable.
- Passed at about 450 m above sea level. NHN on the upper reaches a pond on the left bank, under 0.1 ha.

(Inflow from the Weißau hillside forest ), from the left to about 312 m above sea level. NHN towards the end of Zaisenhausen, 1.3 km and approx. 1.4 km². Rises below 415 m above sea level. NHN of a spring at the western end of the forest clearing new level . Reaches the Ette floodplain before Zaisenhausen and runs almost parallel to the Ette on its left edge for a long time .

(Hangbach from the plateau), from the left at the mouth of the previous one, approx. 0.7 km and approx. 0.4 km². Rises at about 425 m above sea level. NHN the honey fountain at the upper fire . In the angle between this and the previous tributary lies the Mariengarten fountain in the floodplain .

Staigerbach , from the right to 298.2 m above sea level. NHN approximately at the northernmost point of the Ette , 2.1 km and about 2.3 km². Arises at around 412 m above sea level. NHN about 0.1 km north of the hamlet of Staigerbach in front of the Mönchswald .

Estuary of the Ette at 257.9 m above sea level. NHN shortly after passing Mulfingen- Bachmühle at the beginning of the nature reserve Riedhölzle and Jagstaue from the right and northeast into the middle Jagst . The small river has a length of 9.1 km from the confluence of the upper courses, 14.0 km from the source of the right Eselsbach and 16.0 km from the left Tierbach . Its catchment area is 43.2 km².

geology

Eselsbach like Tierbach arise in the Lettenkeuper edition ( Erfurt formation ) of the plateaus to the right of the middle Jagst and soon reach the Upper Muschelkalk . From its western curve below Bartenstein, the Ette then runs to the mouth in the Middle Muschelkalk . Loess sediment from Quaternary deposits still lies above the Lettenkeuper at a few high elevations on the edge of the catchment area . Some shorter fault lines in the area mostly run from east-south-east to west-north-west.

Unterer Tierbach and Eselsbach as well as the Ette valley up to reaching the middle Muschelkalks form quite steep valleys with moderately oscillating valley meanders, in places they are very narrow. From Bartenstein the Ette then flows to the Jagst in a wider valley with steep slopes, which are often wooded down to the valley floodplain.

Sights and buildings

Castle and former town of Bartenstein , located between two confluent side valleys on a mountain spur on the right above the river, a small count residence built in the Baroque period, later a princely residence.
Alt-Bartenstein ruins , about 1 km southwest of Riedbach, in the hillside forest east above the Eselsbachtal.

Individual evidence

LUBW

Official online waterway map with a suitable section and the layers used here: Course and catchment area of the Ette
General introduction without default settings and layers: State Institute for the Environment Baden-Württemberg (LUBW) ( notes )

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Height according to the contour line image on the background layer topographic map .

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Height according to gray lettering on the background layer of the topographic map .

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Length according to the waterway network layer ( AWGN ) .

↑ ^a ^b ^{c Catchment} area summed up from the sub-catchment areas according to the basic catchment area layer (AWGN) .

↑ Lake area after the layer standing waters .

↑ Catchment area according to the basic catchment area layer (AWGN) .

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Catchment area measured on the background layer topographic map .

↑ Length measured on the background layer topographic map .

Other evidence

↑ Wolf-Dieter Sick : Geographical land survey: The natural space units on sheet 162 Rothenburg o. D. Deaf. Federal Institute for Regional Studies, Bad Godesberg 1962. → Online map (PDF; 4.7 MB)

↑ Geology according to the layers for Geological Map 1: 50,000 on: Map server of the State Office for Geology, Raw Materials and Mining (LGRB) ( notes )

literature

Topographic map 1: 25,000 Baden-Württemberg, as single sheet No. 6624 Mulfingen and No. 6625 Schrozberg West

Web links

Map of the course and catchment area of the Ette on: State Institute for the Environment Baden-Württemberg (LUBW) ( information )
Map of the course and catchment area of the Ette on: Geoportal Baden-Württemberg ( information ). especially with the partial maps / layers
Measuring table sheets in the Deutsche Fotothek :
- 6624 Dörzbach from 1939
- 6625 Schrozberg from 1939

[TK-HLB-Höhe-1] Height according to the contour line image on the background layer topographic map .

[TK-Grau-Höhe-2] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Height according to gray lettering on the background layer of the topographic map .

[BfL-162-5] Wolf-Dieter Sick : Geographical land survey: The natural space units on sheet 162 Rothenburg o. D. Deaf. Federal Institute for Regional Studies, Bad Godesberg 1962. → Online map (PDF; 4.7 MB)