Högenbach
| Högenbach | ||
 Högenbach shortly before the confluence with the Pegnitz |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | DE : 24224 | |
| location |
Franconian Alb
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| River system | Rhine | |
| Drain over | Pegnitz → Regnitz → Main → Rhine → North Sea | |
| origin |
resistant run: about 1.5 km east-southeast of Weigendorf- Högen 49 ° 29 '6 " N , 11 ° 37' 26" O uppermost Source: about 0,5 km south-southeast of Birgland- Eckert field 49 ° 26 '36 " N , 11 ° 38 ′ 41 ″ E |
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| Source height |
top spring: approx. 555 m above sea level NHN constant run:
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| muzzle | opposite Hohenstadt from the left and from the southeast into the Pegnitz Coordinates: 49 ° 30 ′ 33 ″ N , 11 ° 28 ′ 59 ″ E 49 ° 30 ′ 33 ″ N , 11 ° 28 ′ 59 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | 344 m above sea level NHN | |
| Height difference | 211 m | |
| Bottom slope | 10 ‰ | |
| length |
Source of the unstable upper course: 20.6 km consistently water-bearing on:
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| Catchment area | 112.9 km² | |
| Discharge at the gauge Pommelsbrunn A Eo : 102.3 km² Location: 4.01 km above the mouth |
NNQ MNQ 1959–2012 MQ 1959–2012 Mq 1959–2012 MHQ 1959–2012 HHQ (December 21, 1993) |
320 l / s 699 l / s 1 m³ / s 9.8 l / (s km²) 6.9 m³ / s 26.8 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Arzloher Talbach | |
| Right tributaries | Etzelbach | |
The Högenbach is a little more than 20 kilometers long, coarse material rich, carbonate low mountain range in the karstified Franconian Jura , which flows into the Pegnitz at its western bend opposite the parish village Hohenstadt of the municipality of Pommelsbrunn in the district of Nürnberger Land in Bavaria after a first north-western and finally almost western run . In the upper reaches it only carries water periodically, the continuously flowing section from a little after the municipality boundary from Birgland to Weigendorf to the mouth is a little over 13 km long.
geography
River course
The origin of the Högenbach lies about half a kilometer south-southeast of the village of Eckertsfeld in the municipality of Birgland in the Bavarian district of Amberg-Sulzbach . On the upper third of the corridor it moves in wide arcs approximately north-northwest and only carries water periodically. On this upper third of the walk, it briefly changes to Illschwanger municipality area in a north-east loop and there passes the village of Einsricht, back on Birglander then the wasteland of Ammersricht and the hamlet of Sunzendorf, then it runs through a closed forest area to the municipality boundary to Weigendorf east of the wasteland Kuschendorf.
After crossing over to Weigendorfer area, about 1.5 km east- south- east of the parish village of Högen, the continuously water-bearing section begins , on which it first strives west-north-west to west. In Högen itself, it then becomes a powerful brook through four other springs, which could even drive two mills there in Unterhögen. In the meanwhile deepened valley it runs through the village of Haunritz and follows it on a short north-westerly stretch past the wasteland Heilbronntal to Weigendorf itself, the border river to the district of Nürnberger Land and thus also between the Upper Palatinate and Middle Franconia.
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Then shortly after crossing over to the area of the Central Franconian municipality of Pommelsbrunn near the parish village of Hartmannshof, which has grown together with Weigendorf, it takes up the Etzelbach from the right , with a noticeably larger catchment area than the Hörgenbach up to this point, its largest inflow. From now on, the B 14 follows the Högenbach. The municipality's main town, Pommelsbrunn, which now moves almost westwards, is located to the right of the small river in a valley spider, at the inlet of the Ge (h) resbach from the north and the Arzloher Talbach from the south. At the lower edge of the settlement of Pommelsbrunn, the valley flows into the wide floodplain of the Pegnitz , which curves to the west here , into which, last of all, the Högenbach flows from the left opposite the parish village of Hohenstadt of the community.
Catchment area
The catchment area of the Högenbach covers 112.9 km² in the Franconian Alb . It has roughly the contour of an isosceles triangle with a base extending from south to north between approximately the Sulzbach-Rosenberg junction on the A 6 at Birgland-Schwenderöd on the southeast corner and the hamlet of Fichtenhof of Markt Königstein on the northeast corner . The third corner to the west is the estuary. The unstable upper course of the Högenbach arises in the southeast corner. Up to the confluence of the only large tributary Etzelbach from the northeast, which contributes a larger sub-catchment area of 61.2 km², the Högenbach itself has a sub-catchment area of only 32.3 km². The reason for this is also that the Etzelbach am Oberlauf, which is quite shorter than the Högenbach-Oberlauf, takes up the catchment area-rich Reinbach, together with it experiences some dry valley inflows and, in addition, shortly before the confluence from the east in Weigendorf, the Weigenbach, which runs close to the middle Hörgenbach, flows into it.
The eastern catchment area border is part of the European main watershed between the North Sea and the Black Sea, because on the other side, the Vils collects the runoff from its immediate competitors on the other side of the sheath and feeds it over the Naab to the Danube . On the other hand, two other tributaries of the Pegnitz flow along the two legs of the catchment triangle, in the northwest the Hirschbach , which a little before the Högenbach into the middle, in the southeast the Happurger Bach with its upper reaches, which flows into the lower Pegnitz shortly after the Högenbach.
The flow in the Högenbach is characterized by karstification in its catchment area. While the upper reaches are completely dry at times, the water inflow from the headwaters can be considerable when the snow melts . There are few above-ground watercourses here, most of the valley basins are dry valleys, at least in the upper area.
Tributaries
| Stat. [m] |
GKZ | Surname | from | Length [km] |
EZG [km²] |
Mouth | Mouth height m above sea level NN |
Source location | Source height m above sea level NN |
comment |
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| 7.5 | 24224-2 | Etzelbach | right | 9.2 | 61.2 | Pommelsbrunn- Hartmannshof | 374 | Neukirchen near Sulzbach-Rosenberg | 438 | |
| ~ 6.4 | 24224-? | (Stream from the direction of Waizenfeld) | Left | ~ 1.5 | ~ 4.0 | Pommelsbrunn-Hartmannshof | 371 | next to LAU 27 from Pommelsbrunn- Waizenfeld | 444 | inconsistent |
| ~ 2.6 | 24224-? | Ge (h) resbach | right | ~ 2.0 | ~ 3.5 | Pommelsbrunn pasture mill | 357 | Pommelsbrunn, Eichtal | 450 | |
| ~ 2.5 | 24224-? | Arzloher Talbach | Left | ~ 1.3 | ~ 2.7 | Pommelsbrunn pasture mill | 357 | Pommelsbrunn old house | 454 |
- ↑ Stationing, the distance from the mouth of the river up to this tributary.
- ↑ Water code number , in Germany the official river code number with an inserted separator after the prefix, which stands uniformly for the receiving water shared by all .
Water quality
The Högenbach has water quality I-II (low pollution).
Chemical-physical parameters (mean values), observation period 2000–2005:
| Measuring point | WT (location) ° C | pH | O 2 ( mg / l ) | NH 4 - N ( mg / l ) | NO 3 - N ( mg / l ) | P tot. ( mg / l ) | Cl ( mg / l ) |
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| Above the mouth | 9.4 | 8.1 | 10.6 | 0.05 | 4.1 | 0.108 | 15th |
fauna
The following animals can be observed in the eaves slopes of the Högenbach valley:
- Birds
- Mammals
- Reptiles
- Smooth snake , grass snake and sand lizard
freetime and recreation
The Högenbachtal offers good opportunities for hiking and canoeing and kayaking is permitted all year round on the Högenbach itself (only self-restriction necessary, as the water flow is usually low).
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Flood news service of the Bavarian State Office for the Environment ( information ) (queried on March 9, 2016)
- ↑ Högenbach with tributaries and Hirschbach with wild brook (zur Pegnitz) (flowing waters - identifier: DE_RW_DEBY_2_F040) , water body profile surface water body of the 2nd management plan according to the Water Framework Directive, accessed on March 30, 2018.
- ↑ Water quality in the district of Nürnberg Land
- ↑ Middle Franconia rivers, chemical-physical parameters, observation period 2000–2005 ( 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.
- ↑ The eaves of the Hersbruckeralb (PDF; 349 kB) NATURAL HERITAGE BAVARIA
- ↑ Högenbachtal circular route
- ↑ Högener loop ( Memento of the original from May 3, 2008 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.
- ↑ Pegnitz tributaries ( Memento of the original from May 8, 2008 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.
- ↑ Kayak Channel: Högenbach
BayernAtlas ("BA")
Official online waterway map with a suitable section and the layers used here: Lower course and lower catchment area of the Högenbach
General introduction without default settings and layers: BayernAtlas of the Bavarian State Government ( notes )
- ↑ a b c Height requested on the background layer Official map (right click).
- ↑ a b c d Length measured on the official map background layer .
- ↑ a b c Catchment area measured on the official map background layer .
Water directory Bavaria ("GV")
- ↑ a b c Length according to: Directory of brook and river areas in Bavaria - Main river area, page 42 of the Bavarian State Office for the Environment, as of 2016 (PDF; 3.3 MB)
- ↑ a b c d catchment area according to: Directory of stream and river areas in Bavaria - Main river area, page 42 of the Bavarian State Office for the Environment, as of 2016 (PDF; 3.3 MB)
Web links
- Level at Pommelsbrunn, HND Bavaria
- Course of the Högenbach in the Bavaria Atlas
- Map of the course and catchment area of the Högenbach on: Map service water management, FGN Bavarian State Office for the Environment ( information )