Kauerbach (Simmerbach)

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Kauerbach
Kauerbach near the cutting mill, district of Rödern

Kauerbach near the cutting mill, district of Rödern

Data
Water code DE : 25446
location Hunsrück , Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany
River system Rhine
Drain over Simmerbach  → Nahe  → Rhine  → North Sea
origin The confluence of the Bieberbach and Heinzenbach rivers at Unzenberg station
49 ° 57 ′ 41 ″  N , 7 ° 27 ′ 17 ″  E
Source height 330  m above sea level NN
muzzle At Ravengiersburg in Simmerbach Coordinates: 49 ° 55 '45 "  N , 7 ° 28' 48"  E 49 ° 55 '45 "  N , 7 ° 28' 48"  E
Mouth height 298  m above sea level NN
Height difference 32 m
Bottom slope 5.3 ‰
length 6 km (with Heinzenbach 12.04 km)
Catchment area 48.867 km²
Right tributaries Heimbach, Bärenbach

The Kauerbach is an approximately 6 km (with the Heinzenbach 12.0 km) long tributary of the Simmerbach in Rhineland-Palatinate .

geography

Spring streams

The source streams Bieberbach and Heinzenbach both arise at about 500 meters above sea ​​level in a forest area ( Faas ) near Wüschheim and Kappel .

course

The Kauerbach rises about 330 m above sea level in the Hunsrück near Unzenberg train station and flows through a lonely valley with no road connections from north to south.

Tributaries

  • Heimbach (right)
  • Beerenbach (right)
  • Rödernbach (right)

Flora and fauna

The Kauerbach flows through extensively used valley meadows, with willows and alders on the banks that are hardly used economically today. Gray herons and mallards are the most common water birds in the Bachtal.

Web links

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