Gänsbach (Merkenfritzerbach)
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| Water code | DE : 248618 | |
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East Hessian mountainous region
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| River system | Rhine | |
| Drain over | Merkenfritzerbach → Nidder → Nidda → Main → Rhine → North Sea | |
| source | northeast of Gedern 50 ° 26 ′ 53 ″ N , 9 ° 13 ′ 42 ″ E |
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| Source height | 467 m above sea level NHN | |
| confluence | in Gedern with the Mühlbach to Merkenfritzerbach Coordinates: 50 ° 25 '9 " N , 9 ° 11' 49" E 50 ° 25 '9 " N , 9 ° 11' 49" E |
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| Mouth height | 301 m above sea level NHN | |
| Height difference | 166 m | |
| Bottom slope | 38 ‰ | |
| length | 4.4 km | |
| Catchment area | 5.258 km² | |
The Gänsbach is the four and a half kilometer long right and northern source stream of the Merkenfritzerbach in the Hessian Wetteraukreis .
Some see "Gänsbach" only as a name for the upper reaches of the Merkenfritzerbach .
geography
course
The Gänsbach rises at an altitude of about 467 m above sea level. NHN in a small coniferous forest northeast of Gedern north of the B 275 . It first flows southwest through the Waldgewann Seife , then crosses the B 275 and then runs in the direction west-southwest parallel to the main road through the temple forest . At the Tempelstrieb forest it turns left, now moves south through grassland and then reaches the northeastern edge of Gedern, where it changes its direction to the southwest. It crosses under a sports field and is then dammed up to the Gänsweiher . To the east of Lauterbacher Straße , a meadow stream flows to him on his right. It now moves south again and finally unites at the corner of Am Stillhof / Weningser Straße at an altitude of about 301 m above sea level. NHN with the Mühlbach to the Merkenfritzerbach .
Nidder river system
character
The Gänsbach is a silicate low mountain range. Its ecological status is rated as good.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b TK25
- ↑ a b Water map service of the Hessian Ministry for the Environment, Climate Protection, Agriculture and Consumer Protection ( information )
- ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: Type 5: Silicate low mountain range streams (PDF; 141 kB)
- ↑ Water quality map 2010: Ecological status - assessment of water quality ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 6.0 MB)
