Kälberbach (Seemenbach)

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Kälberbach
Unterlaufname: Pferdsbach
DE Büdingen Pferdsbach today02 by Steschke.jpg
Data
Water code DE : 248664
location East Hessian mountainous region

Hessian-Franconian mountainous region

Rhine-Main lowlands


Germany

River system Rhine
Drain over Seemenbach  → Nidder  → Nidda  → Main  → Rhine  → North Sea
source northwest of Büdingen - Michelau
Source height 353  m above sea level NHN
muzzle near Büdingen in the Seemenbach coordinates: 50 ° 17 '22 "  N , 9 ° 6' 42"  E 50 ° 17 '22 "  N , 9 ° 6' 42"  E
Mouth height approx.  135  m above sea level NHN
Height difference approx. 218 m
Bottom slope approx. 26 ‰
length 8.3 km
Catchment area 12.49 km²

The Kälberbach is an eight kilometer long, right and northern tributary of the Seemenbach . The lower course of the Kälberbach is sometimes called the Pferdsbach .

geography

course

The Kälberbach rises at an altitude of 353  m above sea level. NHN northwest of the Büdingen district of Michelau .

It initially flows in a south-south-west to south-west direction through forest terrain. He then leaves the forest and then walks through grassland on the southern edge of a mixed forest. It now crosses under the L 3193 and is then immediately strengthened on its right side by the Pferdsbach

The Kälberbach now turns sharply to the south-southeast, then passes the town of Büdingen and finally flows out at an altitude of about 135  m above sea level. NHN from the right into the Seemenbach .

Its 8.3 km run ends about 218 meters below its source, so it has an average bed gradient of 26 ‰.

Tributaries

Nidder river system

places

The Kälberbach flows through the following villages:

Individual evidence

  1. Water map service of the Hessian Ministry for the Environment, Climate Protection, Agriculture and Consumer Protection ( information )
  2. Retention cadastre for the Seemenbach river area  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.hlug.de