Itter (Neckar)

	Itter; upper course: Euterbach; middle course: Itterbach
	The Itter near Friedrichsdorf
	Data
Water code	DE : 23894
location	Odenwald Germany Hesse; Bavaria; Baden-Württemberg ;
River system	Rhine
Drain over	Neckar → Rhine → North Sea
source	in the district of Würzberg on the southern slope of the Red Hump ; 49 ° 38 ′ 4 ″ N , 9 ° 4 ′ 9 ″ E
Source height	approx. 510 m above sea level NHN
muzzle	near Eberbach from the right and north in the Neckar Coordinates: 49 ° 27 '53 " N , 8 ° 58' 31" E 49 ° 27 '53 " N , 8 ° 58' 31" E;
Mouth height	121.7 m above sea level NHN
Height difference	approx. 388.3 m
Bottom slope	approx. 14 ‰
length	28.1 km
Catchment area	168.4 km²
Reservoirs flowed through	Eutersee , Ittalsperre

The Itter is a 28 km long river in the Odenwald , which has its source in Hessen and flows into the Neckar near Eberbach in Baden-Württemberg from the right. In the upper sections it also bears the names Euterbach and Itterbach .

etymology

According to one theory, Itter is a word of Celtic origin and means something like water or flowing water . According to another theory, the name Itter goes back to the Latin-Indo-European word itera , which means “the water from the height”.

Other German toponyms were also derived from the same root , e.g. B. Eiterbach , Eyterbach , Euterbach (see below) and Eutersee .

geography

course

The Itter in Schöllenbach. On the left the Hessian side with the spring church and a historical washing area. Right the Baden side with Badisch-Schöllenbach , a district of Eberbach.

The stream rises as Euterbach on the southern slope of 540 m above sea level. NHN high Rote Buckels in the Hessian Odenwald in the Würzberg district and initially flows approximately in a southerly direction. In one section it is also the border with Bavaria . From the inflow of the Schöllenbach it is first called Itterbach . From here on it is the border river between Baden-Württemberg in the east and Hesse in the west. A little before Kailbach, the Galmbach flows into it from the left . The Itterbach then runs for about 2 km in the Hessian region. A little later at Friedrichsdorf it takes on the Fahrbach again from the left and is again a border river - again between Hessen in the west and Baden-Württemberg in the east - to about the confluence of the right Sensbach after 20.3 km near the Gaimühle, from where it comes to Itter is called.

From here on, Itter finally remains in Baden-Württemberg. A little later it is fed from the left by the Reisenbach , to which the Höllbach flows shortly before from the left . The Itter then moves south to the northern slopes of the highest Odenwaldberg Katzenbuckel ( 626.8 m above sea level ), turns abruptly in front of it to the southwest and flows into the Ittalsperre . This leaves it in two branches, the Itter itself and the about 3 km long upper water canal that runs on the lower slope to the left of it . At the canal crossing to the Itter power plant on the left bank, the river has already reached the northern parts of the Eberbach settlement, the underwater of the power plant now continues in a wide bed in the right floodplain.

Both arms are here already in the downward half of an old northeastern Neckar loop, of which the 236.7 m above sea level. NN high Umlaufberg Ohrsberg is left in the middle of the otherwise rather flat central urban area of Eberbach. Towards this, the canal flows back from the right, and shortly afterwards the long Holderbach flows through the urban area. After only another half a kilometer, the Itter flows into the river at the foot of the 391 m above sea level after a total stretch of about 28 km . NN high Itterbergs immediately on your right at 122 m above sea level. NN from the right into the Neckar , which approximately here reaches the northernmost point of its course.

Tributaries and still waters

from the source to the mouth, with higher tributaries in the same order under the respective receiving water. Length of water, lake area and catchment area according to the LUBW's online map services .

Source of the upper reaches Euterbach at about 510 m above sea level. NHN on the southern slope of the Red Hump in the Würzberg district of Michelstadt . The stream initially runs south-southeast to south.

Euterbach , Oberlauf, 9.4 km and 15.9 km².
Flows through the Eutersee before Badisch-Schöllenbach , about 1.0 ha.
Schöllenbach , from the right and northwest on the state border that separates Oberzent- Schöllenbach (Hesse) from Eberbach - Badisch-Schöllenbach (Baden-Württemberg), 3.9 km and 11.4 km². From here the creek is called Itterbach
Hesselbach from the Höllklinge , from the left and north, finally northeast, 3.6 km.
Galmbach , from the left along the state border just before Kailbach, 6.0 km and 15.1 km².
- (Inflow from the washing blade ), from the right at the forester's house Eduardsthal , 4.1 km and 5.3 km².
Fahrbach , from the left at the state border at the first houses of Eberbach- Friedrichsdorf , 2.1 km and 4.0 km².
(Bach from the Haintal ), immediately afterwards from the right, 4.5 km and 6.4 km².
(Bach from the Rindengrund ), from the right in front of the main settlement area of Friedrichsdorf, 1.5 km and 7.6 km².
(Bach from the Scheffestal ), from the right, 1.8 km and 3.9 km².
Sensbach , from the right along the state border with Baden-Württemberg near Eberbach-Gaimühle, 10.3 km and 18.2 km². From about here the stream is finally called Itter .
Reisenbach , from the left at the Antonslust residential area in Eberbach, 12.5 km and 38.2 km². Origin between Differential in the north and Balsbach in the south in the forest.
- (Inflow), from the left, 2.0 km and 2.6 km². Originates north of Waqgenschwend.
- (Right source branch Reisenbach ), from the right at Reisenbacher Grund, 1.8 km and 2.2 km².
- Höllbach , from the left at Antonslust, 6.5 km and 14.6 km².
  - (Bach from the Eisigklinge ), from the left to a long tributary at Antonslust, 2.8 km.
Flows through the Ittertalsperre , 4.8 ha.
(Bach from the Dürrhebstal ), from the right, 1.6 km and 3.8 km².
Itter power station / Itter power station canal , from the right (!) In Eberbach next to the Ohrsberg , 4.5 km. If the Itter leaves the Itter dam on the left (!), Then runs under the first name for a long time above the left foot of the valley, changes to the right valley floodplain near the Eberbach district of Steige, where the Itter power station is located. The underwater then flows under the second name for another 1.4 km in a wide bed through built-up urban areas to its reflux.
Holderbach , from the left in Eberbach at the Itterbrücke of the Hessian Odenwaldbahn , 8.0 km and 12.1 km². Created at Oberdielbach.
- (Bach from the Meisenklinge ), from the right in the Holdergrund , 1.3 km and 1.9 km²

Mouth of the Itter at 121.7 m above sea level. NN from the right and north in Eberbach in the Odenwald-Nordbogen of the Neckar . The Itter is 28.1 km long from the source of the Euterbach and has a catchment area of 168.4 km² behind it.

Ittertalsperre

The dam was built in 1923 for flood protection, making it one of the oldest in Baden-Württemberg. The stored water is partly conducted via the upper water canal to Eberbach to the Itter power plant, which feeds into the power grid. The lake also serves as a fish pond. It falls into class 2 of the reservoirs with a medium to very small basin.

Localities

Localities on the Itter are:

Michelstadt with the houses belonging to the Würzberg district in the Eutergrund valley
Erbach with the Bullauer Eutergrund district
Oberzent with the districts Schöllenbach and Kailbach
Eberbach with the districts Badisch Schöllenbach , Friedrichsdorf and Gaimühle.

literature

LUBW State Institute for the Environment, Measurements and Nature Conservation Baden-Württemberg Flood retention basins and dams (building types and overview) (10.2 MB, accessed on February 22, 2011; PDF)
Topographic maps 1: 25,000 and 1: 50,000 Baden-Württemberg North

Web links

Commons : Itter - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Height according to the background layer topographic map on: State Institute for the Environment Baden-Württemberg (LUBW) ( information )

↑ The water level of the Neckar between the Rockenau and Hirschhorn double locks, read from the background layer Topographic map on: State Institute for the Environment Baden-Württemberg (LUBW) ( information )

↑ ^a ^{b Length of the} water body according to the water network layer (AWGN) on: State Institute for the Environment Baden-Württemberg (LUBW) ( information )

↑ Catchment area after the Layer Aggregated Areas 05 (AWGN) on: Landesanstalt für Umwelt Baden-Württemberg (LUBW) ( information )

↑ Compare the evidence on the Celtic etymology of another Itter

^ Quantity - Güthling , Langenscheidt's dictionary, Latin-German, Langenscheidt KG, Berlin

↑ Lake area after the layer standing water on: State Institute for the Environment Baden-Württemberg (LUBW) ( information )

↑ Catchment area according to the basic catchment area layer (AWGN) on: State Institute for the Environment Baden-Württemberg (LUBW) ( information )

[LUBW-TK-HLB-Höhe-1] Height according to the background layer topographic map on: State Institute for the Environment Baden-Württemberg (LUBW) ( information )

[LUBW-TK-Stauhöhe-2] The water level of the Neckar between the Rockenau and Hirschhorn double locks, read from the background layer Topographic map on: State Institute for the Environment Baden-Württemberg (LUBW) ( information )