Künzbach
| Künzbach | ||
 The Künzbach near Sommerau. In the area of the illustration, the Künzbach was relocated through the construction of the Sommerau bypass. |
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Spessart
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| River system | Rhine | |
| Drain over | Elsava → Main → Rhine → North Sea | |
| source | northeast of Eichelsbach 49 ° 51 ′ 9 ″ N , 9 ° 15 ′ 9 ″ E |
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| Source height | 286 m above sea level NHN | |
| muzzle | at Sommerau in the Elsava coordinates: 49 ° 49 '39 " N , 9 ° 15' 44" E 49 ° 49 '39 " N , 9 ° 15' 44" E |
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| Mouth height | 167 m above sea level NHN | |
| Height difference | 119 m | |
| Bottom slope | 35 ‰ | |
| length | 3.4 km | |
| Catchment area | approx. 6.4 km² | |
The Künzbach is a right and northern tributary of the Elsava in the Lower Franconian district of Miltenberg in the Bavarian Spessart .
geography
course
The Künzbach rises at an altitude of 286 m above sea level. NHN northeast of Eichelsbach in the deeply cut and wooded Künzbachgrund between the Faulenberg (approx. 384 m above sea level ) in the east and the Eichelsberg (approx. 406 m above sea level ) in the west.
It runs in a southerly direction, past the Schafhof to Sommerau , a district of Eschau . There the Künzbach crosses under the 2308 state road and finally flows out shortly before the Lohmühle weir at an altitude of 167 m above sea level. NHN from the right into the Elsava .
The approximately 3.4 km long course of the Künzbach ends about 119 meters below its source, so it has a mean bed gradient of about 35 ‰.
Catchment area
The approximately 6.4 km² catchment area of the Künzbach lies in the Spessart and is drained through it via the Elsava, the Main and the Rhine to the North Sea.
It borders
- in the northeast to the catchment area of the Aubachsgraben , which flows into the Elsava
- in the east and south to that of the Elsava itself
- in the southwest to that of the Erzgraben , also a tributary of the Elsava
- in the west to that of the Hausener Bach , which flows into the Main
- and in the north to that of the Röhlsbach , which drains into the Main via the Leidersbach and Sulzbach .
The highest point is the house height at 411 m above sea level. NHN in the north of the catchment area.
Most of the catchment area in the upper reaches is forested.
Tributaries
- Fire support trench (right, temporarily dry), approx. 0.8 km and approx. 0.9 km².
- Heubertsgraben (right, temporarily dry), approx. 0.9 km and approx. 0.4 km².
Elsava river system
See also
Web links
- The Künzbach and its catchment area on the BayernAtlas