Karwendelbach

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Karwendelbach
The Karwendelbach in the gorge just before it flows into the Isar

The Karwendelbach in the gorge just before it flows into the Isar

Data
Water code AT : 2-6-16
location Karwendel , Tyrol , Austria
River system Danube
Drain over Isar  → Danube  → Black Sea
source in the Grabenkar below the Grabenkarspitze
47 ° 26 '11 "  N , 11 ° 25' 29"  E
Source height 1895  m above sea level A.
muzzle at the Scharnitzer Alm in the Isar Coordinates: 47 ° 22 '49 "  N , 11 ° 17' 5"  E 47 ° 22 '49 "  N , 11 ° 17' 5"  E
Mouth height 976  m above sea level A.
Height difference 919 m
Bottom slope 60 ‰
length 15.4 km
Catchment area 48.4 km²
Left tributaries Lauchkarbach
Communities Scharnitz

The Karwendelbach is a 15.4 km long right tributary of the Isar in the Karwendel in Tyrol .

course

The Karwendelbach rises in the Grabenkar below the Grabenkarspitze and initially flows in a southerly direction. It takes thelauchkarbach from the left and then runs in a westerly, then in a south-westerly direction through the Karwendel valley . Before leaving the Hinterau valley , it cut into a deep gorge. At the Scharnitzer Alm, around 2 km east of the center of Scharnitz , it flows into the Isar. The entire course lies in the municipality of Scharnitz.

Other tributaries in the Karwendeltal are the Neunerkarbach, the Großer Riedlkarbach and the Wasserlegraben from the left and the Kirchlbach from the right.

Catchment area and water supply

The catchment area of ​​the Karwendelbach is 48.4 km², the highest point in it is the Birkkarspitze at 2749  m above sea level. A. The Karwendelbach has a similar flow regime , which is determined by the snowmelt in spring. The lowest mean water level is measured in December, the highest in May.

ecology

The banks of the Karwendelbach are mostly in a natural state, in the area around the Larchetalm in a natural state. The ecological status is rated as very good or good throughout the course.

Web links

Commons : Karwendelbach  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f TIRIS - Tyrolean spatial information system
  2. ^ Ministry for an Austria worth living in (ed.): Hydrographisches Jahrbuch von Österreich 2012. 120th volume. Vienna 2014, p. OG 13, PDF (13.6 MB) on bmlrt.gv.at (yearbook 2012)