Gailach
| Gailach | ||
 The Gailach in Mühlheim shortly after it left the Gailach spring again |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | EN : 13838 | |
| location | Bavaria | |
| River system | Danube | |
| Drain over | Altmühl → Danube → Black Sea | |
| origin |
Underflow - Karst source "Gailachquelle" in Moernsheim - Mühlheim 48 ° 51 '37 " N , 10 ° 59' 20" O upper reaches - Dorfweiher Kreut: in Monheim - Kreut 48 ° 51 '17 " N , 10 ° 49' 38" O |
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| Source height |
Kreut village pond: approx. 520 m above sea level NHN "Gailachquelle": |
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| muzzle | in Mörnsheim - Altendorf from the right and west-southwest in the middle Altmühl coordinates: 48 ° 52 '24 " N , 11 ° 1' 24" E 48 ° 52 '24 " N , 11 ° 1' 24" E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 399 m above sea level NHN | |
| Height difference | approx. 121 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 5.6 ‰ | |
| length | 21.7 km | |
| Catchment area | 78.72 km² | |
The Gailach is a right tributary of the Altmühl in the Upper Bavarian district of Eichstätt .
course
Upper Gailach
The river, also known as the "Mörnsheimer Bach", rises from the village pond of Kreut, a district of Monheim . Two kilometers below Warching, the stream seeps into a retention basin in the sinkholes of the Monheimer Alb - in summer completely, in winter part of the inflow can flow through the otherwise dry stream bed below in the Röglinger Tal to Mühlheim .
Gailach spring
The seeping water of the upper Gailach occurs after about four kilometers underground to about 419 m above sea level. NHN from the Gailach spring behind the sponge mill in Mühlheim again to light; this has been proven by dyeing tests. The rushing water flows in three outlets over a length of six meters from crevices on the dolomite slope, about ten times as much as it seeps away at Warching. The discharge is 600 to 700 liters per second, the stream is immediately several meters wide. The source is one of the strongest in Bavaria.
The source is identified by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment as geotope 176Q009. See also the list of geotopes in the Eichstätt district .
Lower Gailach
Shortly before Mörnsheim, opposite the Finstermühle, the Gailach receives further water from seven springs located close together; the place is therefore called "Seven Fountains". At Altendorf the river flows into the Altmühl .
Tributaries and lakes
List of tributaries and 
lakes from source to mouth. Length of water, lake area and catchment area according to the BayerAtlas or the relevant directory of brook and river areas in Bavaria , see the individual records provided . Height according to the BayernAtlas. Other sources for the information may be noted.
Origin of the Gailach at the outflow of the village pond of Monheim - Kreut on the northern outskirts at about 520 m above sea level. NHN .
- Maxquellenbachl, from the left and northwest to about 502 m above sea level. NHN immediately after the B 2 and a little before Monheim , approx. 2.2 km and approx. 7.2 km². Arises as Schippach at about 544 m above sea level. NHN west of the Roßberg ( 558 m above sea level ) in the forest.
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Flows through at about 527 m above sea level. NHN a pond in a forest clearing, approx. 0.2 ha. -
Flows through to about 506 m above sea level. Near the NHN there is a pond in the corridor around Monheim, approx. 0.1 ha.
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- (Feldweggraben), from the right and west to about 495 m above sea level. NHN on the western outskirts of Monheim, a maximum of approx. 2.1 km and approx. 1.1 km². The longer branch arises at about 529 m above sea level. NHN shortly before the southeast entrance to Monheim-Kreut.
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Passed at about 509 m above sea level. NHN on the northern edge of the industrial area in the west of Monheim a pond, approx. 0.2 ha.
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Passed at about 494 m above sea level. NHN in Monheim a pond, approx. 0.2 ha.
- (Inflow), from the right and southwest to about 478 m above sea level. NHN , approx. 2.1 km and approx. 1.8 km². Arises at about 520 m above sea level. NHN on the northern edge of Ried and right there flows through a pond, approx. 0.1 ha.
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Two more ponds of similar size on the middle course opposite Ziegelstadel at about 496 m above sea level. NHN and a short right inlet soon following to about 487 m above sea level. NHN .
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- Weihergraben, from the left and northwest to about 476 m above sea level. NHN last without an open run, approx. 3.4 km and 4.2 km². Several headwaters at almost the same height, the longest rises at a maximum of around 540 m above sea level. NHN in the Sulzschlag .
- (Inflow), from the right and southeast to about 472 m above sea level. NHN just before Monheim- Warching , 2.3 km and 2.4 km². Arises at about 538 m above sea level. NHN on the saddle between the Höckern Sulzbuck ( 540 m above sea level ) and Rainberg ( 548 m above sea level ) in the forest.
- Stippach, from the right and southeast to about 465 m above sea level. NHN below Warching, 3.1 km and 11.6 km². Arises at about 515 m above sea level. NHN north of Blossenau in a railing channel. Usually dry lower reaches on the municipality boundary Monheim / Rögling .
- Here the now meandering valley turns for a short section to the north
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Flows through at an altitude of 500 m above sea level. NHN successively four ponds of not very different sizes, the largest with approx. 0.2 ha.
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Flows through at about 456 m above sea level. NHN a pond at the foot of the DON 21 district road to Rögling, approx. 0.6 ha.
- Ehbrust, from the left and west-northwest to about 447 m above sea level. NHN east of Liederberg, 5.7 km and 10.4 km². Arises as a moss ditch at about 540 m above sea level. NHN west of Monheim- Wittesheim a little before the B 2 in the forest. The lowest course only leads to the mostly dry Gailach in winter.
- Shortly after this inflow, the narrow Gailbachtal runs again on the now irregular eastward course.
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Flows through at about 530 m above sea level. For the first half kilometer, the two thistle ponds in the forest, one after the other , together approx. 0.4 ha.
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- (Inlet of the dry valley Münichtal , further up Pechtal ), from the left and north-northwest to about 436 m above sea level. NHN , approx. 3.6 km and approx. 4.8 km². A short, open watercourse of only 0.7 km begins south of Langenaltheim at about 524 m above sea level. NHN and disappears in a sinkhole before the Pechtal.
- From here begins a tongue of the Mörnsheim area running in the initially narrow valley floodplain , which is initially bordered by Langenaltheim on the left and Rögling on the right.
- Gailach spring (karst spring of the lower reaches) at about 419 m above sea level. NHN in Mörnsheim - Mühlheim
- (Inflow from the Ensfelder valley), from the right and southeast to about 415 m above sea level. NHN still in Mühlheim, 2.3 km and 4.1 km². Arises at about 516 m above sea level. NHN over the wooded valley slope.
- (Inflow from the Sieben Brünnlein), from the right to about 409 m above sea level. NHN shortly after the Finstermühle. The karst spring group is slightly higher than the mill.
Mouth of the Gailach from the right and west at 399 m above sea level. NHN in Mörnsheim - Altendorf in the middle Altmühl . The stream here is 21.7 km long and has a catchment area of 78.7 km².
Character and environment
Places on the Gailach on its constant course below the Gailach spring are Mühlheim , Mörnsheim and Altendorf .
The Gailach Valley, lined with species-rich dry grass , is considered to be scenic; the Gailach winds its way through the meadows. Due to their natural state, the otherwise rare in Bavaria comes here dippers before swimming, diving and can walk along the stream bottom. A cycle path leads through the Gailach Valley .
Shortly before its mouth, on the northern slope of the valley, lies the “Grafsloch”, a rock formation with a cave that was entered by humans 70,000 years ago. According to the stalactite on its ceiling, it is also called the “Stone Rosary”. North of the Gailach estuary, over the rocky areas of the Altmühltal, lies the extensive "juniper garden" with juniper bushes taller than a man .
Mills
The amount of water from the Gailach spring is sufficient to drive six mills along the short stretch of the river, apart from the sponge mill, which was already mentioned in a document in 1282, the Kron, Finster, Markt, Gröbl and Kohlmühle; the latter was first mentioned in a document in 1304 as the “Sternsehermühle” and was owned by the family of Matthias Kelz , the discoverer of the Mörnsheim quarries , from 1668–1897 .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Height after query (by right-clicking) on the BayernAtlas. See the → web links .
- ↑ a b c d Length and catchment area according to: List of brook and river areas in Bavaria - Lech to Naab river area, page 114 of the Bavarian State Office for the Environment, as of 2016 (PDF; 2.9 MB)
- ↑ Geotope: Gailachquelle in Mühlheim (accessed on September 15, 2013; PDF; 170 kB)
- ↑ a b c d e Length measured on the BayernAtlas.
- ↑ a b c d e f Catchment area measured on the BayernAtlas.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i Lake area measured on the BayernAtlas.
- ↑ a b c Length and catchment area according to: List of brook and river areas in Bavaria - Lech to Naab river area, page 115 of the Bavarian State Office for the Environment, as of 2016 (PDF; 2.9 MB)
literature
- Gailach spring in Mühlheim . In: Karl Zecherle and Toni Murböck: Nature worth seeing in the Eichstätt district , Eichstätt 1982, p. 14f.
- Rudger Huber: 1001 historical photographs and stories from the Gailach and Altmühltal , Mühlheim 1998, ISBN 3-89570-466-0
