Gailbach (Blies)
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Gailbach in French Ruisseau le Gailbach |
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 Gailbach seen from the bridge on Bischof-Weiß-Str. in Niedergailbach to the south |
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| Water code | FR : A9370300 , DE : 2642952 | |
| location | France
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| River system | Rhine | |
| Drain over | Blies → Saar → Moselle → Rhine → North Sea | |
| source | southeast of Obergailbach 49 ° 6 ′ 21 ″ N , 7 ° 13 ′ 55 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 346 m | |
| muzzle | above Reinheim from the left into the Blies coordinates: 49 ° 8 '18 " N , 7 ° 12' 0" E 49 ° 8 '18 " N , 7 ° 12' 0" E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 209 m above sea level NN | |
| Height difference | approx. 137 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 29 ‰ | |
| length | 4.7 km (of which 2.7 km in F) | |
| Catchment area | 10.33 km² | |
| Right tributaries | Wallringerbach | |
| Residents in the catchment area | approx. 900 | |
The Gailbach ( French Ruisseau le Gailbach , in the local dialect “Gelbach”) is a nearly five kilometer long stream in the east of the former Lorraine and in the south of the Saarland , which flows into the Blies from the left . The two places Obergailbach on the French side and Niedergailbach on the German side of the border are named after their location on the stream.
geography
course
The Gailbach rises southeast of Obergailbach and it flows out at an altitude of about 209 m above sea level. NN from the left into the German-French border river Blies immediately above Reinheim .
The hills surrounding it are Mittelbruck , Zitters , Brücker Berg , and at Niedergailbach Buchenberg , Sperrberg , Buchenbüsch and Galgenberg .
Tributaries
- Wallringer Bach, in the Elleretal (= Erlental) between Sperrberg and Buchenberg ( right )
- Zwenbach ( left )
environment
The Gailbach is a carbonate low mountain range. It is characterized negatively by a high density of migrating barriers , phosphorus and nitrogen pollution from liquid manure discharges , ammonium pollution and an oxygen deficit .
The part of the beech mountain "Pelouses à Obergailbach" belonging to France is a Natura 2000 protected area, of which a small part is "Le Grundwiese" as a zone naturelle d'intérêt écologique, faunistique et floristique (ZNIEFF). The creek belonging to Germany is part of the Bliesgau biosphere reserve .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gersheim, Kultur und Natur ( Memento of the original from October 24, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Program of measures according to Article 11 WFD areas under consideration: Saar, Middle Saar, Lower Saar, Blies, Schwarzbach, Glan, Nahe ( 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.
