Gelbach
| Gelbach | ||
 Bridge over the Gelbach in Wirzenborn |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | DE : 25894 | |
| location |
Westerwald (natural area)
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| River system | Rhine | |
| Drain over | Lahn → Rhine → North Sea | |
| origin | Confluence of the Aubach and Stadtbach rivers in Montabaur 50 ° 26 ′ 8 ″ N , 7 ° 50 ′ 6 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 210 m above sea level NHN | |
| muzzle | at Obernhof in the Lahn coordinates: 50 ° 18 ′ 33 " N , 7 ° 50 ′ 44" E 50 ° 18 ′ 33 " N , 7 ° 50 ′ 44" E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 90 m above sea level NHN | |
| Height difference | approx. 120 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 3 ‰ | |
| length | 39.7 km (with Aubach ) | |
| Catchment area | 221.154 km² | |
| Discharge at the Weinähr A Eo gauge : 214.6 km² |
NNQ (07/09/1976) MNQ 1973–2007 MQ 1973–2007 Mq 1973–2007 MHQ 1973–2007 HHQ (02/07/1984) |
133 l / s 370 l / s 2.41 m³ / s 11.2 l / (s km²) 32.5 m³ / s 66.5 m³ / s |
The Gelbach is a 39.7 km long northern ( right-hand ) tributary of the Lahn in the southern Westerwald via its source river Aubach .
Surname
In the 19th century the Gelbach was named as the Gelber Bach or Gehlbach .
geography
course
The Gelbach is created in Montabaur by the confluence of the Aubach and Stadtbach . It flows into the Lahn at Obernhof and reaches an average water flow of 2.46 m³ / s.
The scenic valley of the lower course of the river, cut deep into the landscape, from above Ettersdorf to above Weinährs, together with the estuary valleys of the Bornbach es (left = east) and the Seelbach es (right), forms the natural area of Gelbachtal . In Weinähr , near the mouth, some viticulture is practiced.
Catchment area and tributaries
The Gelbach has a catchment area of 221.2 km² and flows through the southern edge of the Westerwaldkreis and the Rhein-Lahn-Kreis .
- Ahrbach , from the left, near Wirzenborn
- Eisenbach , from the left, near Reckenthal
places
The town of Montabaur lies along the course of the river and, downstream on its boundaries, the towns of Wirzenborn , Bladernheim , Reckenthal (west above the valley), Wüstung Sespenroth (existed as a town until 1853) and Ettersdorf. Isselbach , Giershausen (to Isselbach), Kirchähr , Dies (to Gackenbach ) and Weinähr also follow .
Floodplain sediments
Most of the floodplain of the Gelbach and its tributaries was not deposited until the High Middle Ages . They are primarily the result of man-made deforestation and subsequent cultivation of hillside locations. It is assumed that mining ( Leopoldine-Louise mine ) in the Gelbach Valley had an impact on this process, which dates back to at least the 16th century . Investigations in 2008 and a. at Ettersdorf and Reckenthal .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b GeoExplorer of the Rhineland-Palatinate Water Management Authority ( information )
- ↑ Weinähr level data, LUWG Rhineland-Palatinate
- ↑ Duchy of Nassau 1819 - 24th Epperode. Historical maps. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
- ↑ Stolz, C. (2011): Budgeting of soil erosion from floodplain sediments of the central Rhenish Slate Mts. (Westerwald), Germany. The Holocene 21, 3, pp. 499-510.