Holzbach (Wied, Winkelbach)

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Holzbach
Data
Water code DE : 2716118
location Westerwaldkreis , Rhineland-Palatinate ( Germany )
River system Rhine
Drain over Wied  → Rhine  → North Sea
source in the Westerwald near Höchstenbach
50 ° 37 ′ 21 ″  N , 7 ° 44 ′ 6 ″  E
Source height approx.  344  m above sea level NHN
muzzle at Winkelbach in the Wied coordinates: 50 ° 38 ′ 37 "  N , 7 ° 44 ′ 12"  E 50 ° 38 ′ 37 "  N , 7 ° 44 ′ 12"  E
Mouth height approx.  269  m above sea level NHN
Height difference approx. 75 m
Bottom slope approx. 29 ‰
length 2.6 km
Catchment area 4.123 km²

The Holzbach is a 2.6 km long, southern and orographically left tributary of the Wied bei Winkelbach in the Rhineland-Palatinate Westerwaldkreis .

course

The Holzbach rises in the middle Westerwald . Its source is in the Höchstenbacher Forest about 1.2 km south of Höchstenbach at an altitude of 344  m above sea level. NHN . It flows between Welkenbach in the west and Höchstenbach in the east - primarily in northern directions. Finally, the brook flows east of Winkelbach at an altitude of 269  m into the Rhine tributary, Wied , flowing there from the southeast .

Bed slope and catchment area

On its 2.6 km long path, the Holzbach overcomes a height difference of around 75 m, which corresponds to a mean bed gradient of 28.8 ‰. It drains a 4.123 km² catchment area through the Wied and the Rhine to the North Sea .

References and comments

  1. ↑ a b c d Map service of the landscape information system of the Rhineland-Palatinate nature conservation administration (LANIS map) ( notes ), see M  = 1: 2500;
    In this map service, the Holzbach is recorded as a tributary of the Gaubach flowing into the Welkenbacher Wiese; the latter rises about 590 m northwest of the Holzbach spring at     an altitude of 337  m and flows into the Wied instead of the Holzbach.
  2. ↑ a b c d GeoExplorer of the Rhineland-Palatinate Water Management Authority ( information ), accessed on May 13, 2016