Hessbach (Ellbach)

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Hessbach
The Heßbach on the Mühlenbach Schluchtentour hiking trail.

The Heßbach on the Mühlenbach Schluchtentour hiking trail .

Data
Water code DE : 264584
location Germany
River system Rhine
Drain over Ellbach  → Saar  → Moselle  → Rhine  → North Sea
source in Saarwellingen
49 ° 22 '24 "  N , 6 ° 51' 28"  E
muzzle in Saarwellingen in the Ellbach Coordinates: 49 ° 20 '59 "  N , 6 ° 48' 18"  E 49 ° 20 '59 "  N , 6 ° 48' 18"  E

length approx. 6.2 km
Catchment area 6.19 km²
Left tributaries Bruchbach
Right tributaries Jakobsbach, torrent

The Hessbach is a right tributary of the Ellbach . It rises in and runs through Saarwellingen .

geography

course

The source of the Heßbach is located on the parcel of land above the young oaks . From there it flows mainly in a southerly direction until the Bruchbach flows into it and from there on in a southwesterly direction. After a curve, it continues its path first in a north-westerly direction to the next larger bend, from where the stream then flows again in a south-westerly direction to Saarwellingen. There it flows largely underground until it flows into the Elbach.

The course of the Heßbach is largely accompanied by the Mühlenbach Schluchtentour hiking trail , which leads to its headwaters .

nature and environment

Renaturation

In the course of the Breitwies development plan , renaturation measures for the Heßbach were also planned. The stream, which was largely piped, was exposed. Existing sole shells were also removed. The aim of these renaturation measures was primarily to improve the CO2 balance and the temperature regulation of the region, such as the creation of unsealed retention areas .

geology

The Hessbach is cut into sediments from the Middle Buntsandstein . Since the beginning of the Holocene , floodplain sediments have also accumulated there.

Web links

Commons : Heßbach  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c GeoPortal Saarland
  2. ↑ Premium hiking trail "Mühlenbach-Schluchten-Tour". Saarwellingen , accessed November 30, 2019 .
  3. ↑ a b Saarwellingen municipality (ed.): “Breitwies” development plan . Saarwellingen October 2014 ( online [PDF; 2.0 MB ]).