Frankenbach (Rhine)

Frankenbach
The Frankenbach near the confluence of the Mönchsheide brook
Data
Water code	DE : 271754
location	Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany
River system	Rhine
Drain over	Rhine  → North Sea
source	Southwest of Franconia 50 ° 29 ′ 47 ″  N , 7 ° 12 ′ 48 ″  E
Source height	approx.  255  m above sea level NHN
muzzle	In Niederbreisig in the Rhine Coordinates: 50 ° 30 ′ 39 ″  N , 7 ° 18 ′ 4 ″  E 50 ° 30 ′ 39 ″  N , 7 ° 18 ′ 4 ″  E
Mouth height	approx.  51  m above sea level NHN
Height difference	approx. 204 m
Bottom slope	approx. 29 ‰
length	7 km
Catchment area	11,192 km²

The Frankenbach is a nearly 7 km long orographically left tributary of the Rhine in Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany .

geography

course

The Frankenbach rises about one kilometer southwest of the Sinziger district of Franconia at an altitude of 255  m above sea level. NHN . The source is located on the eastern slope of an unnamed knoll ( ⊙ , 273  m above sea level ) in the Sinziger city forest. The Frankenbach flows mainly in an easterly direction. It first crosses under the A 61 , then the L 82 , flows through Franconia and the Bad Breisig district of Oberbreisig. Through Niederbreisig it flows piped, following Bachstrasse and Biergasse, and flows out at 51  m above sea level. NHN into the Rhine coming there from the south.

The difference in altitude of about 204 meters results in an average bed gradient of 29.3 ‰.

Catchment area and tributaries

The Frankenbach drains a 11.192 km² catchment area over the Rhine to the North Sea .

Tributaries of the Frankenbach

Stat. in km	Surname	GKZ	location	Length in km	EZG in km²	Mouth height in m above sea level NHN
004.1860	Bach vom Kratzheck	2717542	right	000.4890	0001.0470	14600000
003.5080	Bach from Mönchsheide	2717544	Left0	000.2540	0000.3230	13000000
000.4930	Kesselbergbach	2717546	Left0	000.7320	0000.4480	6500000

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Map service of the landscape information system of the Rhineland-Palatinate Nature Conservation Administration (LANIS map) ( notes ) (DTK 1: 5,000 color)
2. ↑ ^{a b} GeoExplorer of the Rhineland-Palatinate Water Management Authority ( information ), accessed on June 28, 2017