Kalkach

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Kalkach
The Kalkach shortly after its source (upstream)

The Kalkach shortly after its source (upstream)

Data
location Franconian Switzerland

Germany

River system Rhine
Drain over Aubach  → Schwabach  → Regnitz  → Main  → Rhine  → North Sea
source in the Kalkbrunnen
49 ° 39 ′ 8 ″  N , 11 ° 14 ′ 56 ″  E
Source height 460  m above sea level NN
confluence with the Lillach to Aubach Coordinates: 49 ° 37 '36 "  N , 11 ° 15' 0"  E 49 ° 37 '36 "  N , 11 ° 15' 0"  E
Mouth height 355  m above sea level NN
Height difference 105 m
Bottom slope 33 ‰
length 3.2 km

The Kalkach is the right source brook of the Aubache in Franconian Switzerland . It rises in the lime well on the northern edge of Graefenberg .

geography

Lime well

The lime fountain

The lime fountain is located north of the Graefenberger forest swimming pool on the edge of the quarry. It is a karst spring that once fed into the drinking water supply of Graefenberg. The spring water that rises below a water storage house has a bluish color.

course

The Kalkach runs through Graefenberg in a southerly direction. In Weißenohe it unites with the Lillach to the Aubach.

Web links

Commons : Kalkach  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Google Earth