Flutgraben (Welzbach)

Flood ditch flood basin
The flood ditch near Niedernberg
Data
Water code	DE : 247534
location	Bavaria Lower Franconia Aschaffenburg district Miltenberg district
River system	Rhine
Drain over	Main  → Rhine  → North Sea
Beginning	Junction from the Welzbach 49 ° 55 ′ 21 ″  N , 9 ° 5 ′ 23 ″  E
Source height	124  m above sea level NN
muzzle	near Niedernberg in the Main Coordinates: 49 ° 55 ′ 39 ″  N , 9 ° 8 ′ 19 ″  E 49 ° 55 ′ 39 ″  N , 9 ° 8 ′ 19 ″  E
Mouth height	112  m above sea level NN
Height difference	12 m
Bottom slope	3 ‰
length	4 km

The flood ditch or flood basin is a left tributary of the Main in the Bavarian sub-Mainebene .

It is the original course of the Welzbach and branches off from it in Großostheim .

course

The flood ditch begins at a small creek fork ( bifurcation ) of the Welzbach in Großostheim in the district of Aschaffenburg . He crosses under the federal highway 469 , the so-called "Long Towel", and reaches the Miltenberg district . In Niederberghaus the flood digging into the ends Main .

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  The fork of the stream: Flutgraben
  (to the back right)
  Welzbach
  (from front right to back left)

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  The flood ditch flows into the Main

See also

• List of tributaries of the Main

Web links

Commons : Flutgraben  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Bavaria Atlas of the Bavarian State Government ( notes )