Hichtenbach
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Water code | DE : 2358194 | |
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Vosges
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River system | Rhine | |
Drain over | Sauer → Rhine → North Sea | |
source | northeast of Col de Hichtenbach directly on the German-French border 49 ° 2 ′ 39 ″ N , 7 ° 44 ′ 3 ″ E |
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Source height | 298 m | |
muzzle | north of Hirschthal in the Sauer Coordinates: 49 ° 3 ′ 19 ″ N , 7 ° 45 ′ 25 ″ E 49 ° 3 ′ 19 ″ N , 7 ° 45 ′ 25 ″ E |
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Mouth height | 205 m above sea level NN | |
Height difference | 93 m | |
Bottom slope | 40 ‰ | |
length | 2.3 km | |
Catchment area | 1.537 km² |
The Hichtenbach is an approximately 2.3 km long right tributary of the Sauer in the Bas-Rhin department and in the southern Palatinate .
course
The Hichtenbach rises at an altitude of about 298 m in the Northern Vosges northeast of the Col de Hichtenbach directly on the German-French border. It flows northeast on the southeast slope of the Hichtenberg about 700 m along the border, then crosses it towards Germany and finally flows north of Hirschthal at an altitude of 205 m above sea level. NN in the Saarbach .
nature
The Hichtenbachtal is a species-rich biotope with rare animal and plant species. Tall herb corridors , wetlands and Sedge alternate with sheep pasture grazing and meadow orchards .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Map service of the landscape information system of the Rhineland-Palatinate Nature Conservation Administration (LANIS map) ( notes )
- ↑ a b GeoExplorer of the Rhineland-Palatinate Water Management Authority ( information )
- ↑ ( page no longer available , search in web archives: biotope mapping Rhineland-Palatinate object number: 2037 Wiesen im Hichtenbach-Tal )