Kallenbach (Lahn)

	Kallenbach
	The upper valley of the Kallenbach, photographed from the west near Arborn.
	Data
Water code	DE : 25858
location	Westerwald Oberwesterwald Oberwesterwälder Kuppenland; ; Giessen-Koblenz Lahntal Weilburger Lahntal; Germany Hesse Lahn-Dill district; Limburg-Weilburg district ; ;
River system	Rhine
Drain over	Lahn → Rhine → North Sea
origin	northwest of Greifenstein - Arborn ; 50 ° 35 ′ 37 ″ N , 8 ° 10 ′ 2 ″ E
Source height	approx. 551 m above sea level NHN
muzzle	North-east of Löhnberg in the Lahn coordinates: 50 ° 31 '12 " N , 8 ° 16' 38" E 50 ° 31 '12 " N , 8 ° 16' 38" E;
Mouth height	approx. 136 m above sea level NHN
Height difference	approx. 415 m
Bottom slope	approx. 28 ‰
length	14.6 km
Catchment area	84.88 km²

The Kallenbach is an approximately 14.6 kilometers long right and western tributary of the Lahn in the eastern Westerwald .

geography

course

description

The Kallenbach rises in the Oberwesterwälder Kuppenland on the southeast slope of the node at an altitude of about 551 m above sea level. NHN in a mixed forest northwest of Greifenstein - Arborn in the Lahn-Dill district . It first flows about three hundred meters south through forest, then enters the open corridor and then runs along the eastern edge of Arborn. On his way to the Lahn he is accompanied by the Kallenbach cycle path from Arborn to Löhnberg . The Kallenbach now changes its direction to the southeast and flows around the southern edge of Arborn. He then moves in the designated nature reserve Kallenbachtal near Arborn and Nenderoth, accompanied by a broad border of alders , ash trees , as well as hedges and field trees, through extensively used oat meadows , grass lawns and tall herbaceous meadows . Its valley is bounded there by the open valley slopes of the Oberwesterwald . Shortly after entering the nature reserve, he is fed on his left by the Münchborn . The Kallenbach now flows along the northern edge of the Köhlerwald about three hundred meters south of Nenderoth and is then strengthened from the left by the Leyenbach . At the Sauerbornmühle he leaves the nature reserve, crosses the district boundary and enters the Löhnberg district in the Limburg-Weilburg district . Shortly before the Köttinger Mühle , the Höllbach flows towards him on his left . The Kallenbach now flows southeast through grassland past the Wurmberg and now flows southwards through the Löhnberg district of Obershausen . At the end of the village, the Hardt raft strengthens him again on his left . A little down the stream , a mill ditch splits off, which once operated the Eiselsmühle . The Kallenbach now flows southeast through fields and meadows west of the Schölzenberg and then flows south through Niedershausen , also a district of Löhnberg. A little later it is fed by the Faulbach on its right side . He now walks past the Niederhäuser mill and then past the Wasenberg . At the Löhnberger Hut , the Vöhlerbach flows towards it from the right . The Kallenbach now changes to the east, flows north along the village of Löhnberg, crosses under the E 44 and finally flows northeast of Löhnberg at an altitude of about 136 m above sea level. NHN from the right into the Lahn .

Scheme

Catchment area

The 84.88 km² catchment area of the Kallenbach lies in the Oberwesterwald and the Weilburger Lahn valley . It is drained via the Lahn and the Rhine to the North Sea.

It borders

in the north and east to the Ulmbach tributary to the Lahn

in the south to that of the Kerkerbach , also a tributary of the Lahn

and in the west to that of the Lasterbach , which flows into the Lahn tributary Elbbach .

The highest point is the 605.4 m above sea level. NHN high nodes in the northwest of the catchment area.

A large part of the catchment area is forested and grassland dominates the floodplains.

Tributaries

Münchborn [GKZ 25858114] ( left ), 1.1 km
Leyenbach ( left ), 3.6 km, 3.84 km²
Flutgraben [GKZ 258583114] ( left ), 0.7 km
Höllbach ( left ), 1.6 km
Hardt raft ( left ), 1.7 km
Eimesfloß [GKZ 258583996] ( right ), 1.5 km
Faulbach ( right ), 8.9 km, 22.59 km², 235.1 l / s
Vöhlerbach ( Seebach ) ( right ), 14.3 km, 29.85 km², 210.9 l / s

Web links

Water profile and program of measures 25858.1 ( Memento from January 1, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) ( Notes ) → Overview of all Hessian river systems (PDF, 1.7 MB) Kallenbach
Retention cadastre river area Kallenbach river area code number: 25858 (PDF; 1.91 MB)
Niedershausen gauge

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b GoogleEarth

↑ Water map service of the Hessian Ministry for the Environment, Climate Protection, Agriculture and Consumer Protection ( information )

↑ See retention cadastre

↑ see water profile

↑ ^a ^b Kallenbachtal between Arborn and Obershausen ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2
↑ Hoher Westerwald ( Memento of the original from August 30, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
↑ Johannisburg farm
↑ Köttinger Mill
↑ Eiselsmühle ( Memento of the original from November 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
↑ ^a ^b Designation according to the property map
↑ Designation after the field name Eimesfloß on the property map
↑ [upper course]

[GoogleEarth-1] GoogleEarth

[DE-HE_WRRL-2] Water map service of the Hessian Ministry for the Environment, Climate Protection, Agriculture and Consumer Protection ( information )

[Kataster-3] See retention cadastre

[4] see water profile

Kallenbach
The upper valley of the Kallenbach, photographed from the west near Arborn.
Data
Water code	DE : 25858
location	Westerwald Oberwesterwald Oberwesterwälder Kuppenland Giessen-Koblenz Lahntal Weilburger Lahntal Germany Hesse Lahn-Dill district Limburg-Weilburg district
River system	Rhine
Drain over	Lahn → Rhine → North Sea
origin	northwest of Greifenstein - Arborn 50 ° 35 ′ 37 ″ N , 8 ° 10 ′ 2 ″ E50.593733333333 8.1672916666667 551
Source height	approx. 551 m above sea level NHN
muzzle	North-east of Löhnberg in the Lahn coordinates: 50 ° 31 '12 " N , 8 ° 16' 38" E 50 ° 31 '12 " N , 8 ° 16' 38" E50.520105555556 8.2772444444444 136 50.520105555556 8.2772444444444 136
Mouth height	approx. 136 m above sea level NHN
Height difference	approx. 415 m
Bottom slope	approx. 28 ‰
length	14.6 km
Catchment area	84.88 km²
Discharge A _Eo : 84.88 km² at the mouth	MNQ MQ Mq	69 l / s 942 l / s 11.1 l / (s km²)