Holzbach (Alf)

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Holzbach
Data
Water code DE : 268192
location Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany
River system Rhine
Drain over Alf  → Moselle  → Rhine  → North Sea
source West of Holzbacher Höft
50 ° 5 ′ 12 ″  N , 6 ° 57 ′ 43 ″  E
Source height approx.  351  m above sea level NN
muzzle East of Oberscheidweiler in the Alf coordinates: 50 ° 4 ′ 48 ″  N , 6 ° 57 ′ 13 ″  E 50 ° 4 ′ 48 ″  N , 6 ° 57 ′ 13 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  306  m above sea level NN
Height difference approx. 45 m
Bottom slope approx. 43 ‰
length 1 km
Catchment area 1.312 km²

The Holzbach is a 1.0 km long orographically left tributary of the Alf near Oberscheidweiler in Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany .

geography

The stream rises in the central Eifel west of the Holzbacher Höft at an altitude of 351  m above sea level. NN . Flowing primarily in a south-westerly direction, the stream flows about 1.5 km east of Oberscheidweiler at an altitude of 306  m above sea level. NN in the Alf .

With a length of 1.0 km and a difference in altitude of around 45 m, the mean bed gradient is 45 ‰. The 1.312 km² catchment area is drained to the North Sea via the Alf, Moselle and Rhine .

Individual evidence

  1. a b Topographic map 1: 25,000
  2. a b GeoExplorer of the Rhineland-Palatinate water management authority ( information ) (query on November 20, 2010)