Keuchingerbach
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Hunsrück
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| River system | Rhine | |
| Drain over | Braschbach → Saar → Moselle → Rhine → North Sea | |
| source | north of Mettlach - Keuchingen 49 ° 30 ′ 20 ″ N , 6 ° 34 ′ 28 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 335 m above sea level NHN | |
| muzzle | on the northern edge of Keuchingen in the Brasch Bach coordinates: 49 ° 29 '58 " N , 6 ° 35' 1" O 49 ° 29 '58 " N , 6 ° 35' 1" O |
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| Mouth height | approx. 198 m above sea level NHN | |
| Height difference | approx. 137 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 12% | |
| length | 1.1 km | |
The Keuchingerbach is a kilometer long, left and north-northwest tributary of the Braschbach in the Saarland district of Merzig-Wadern .
geography
course
The Keuchingerbach rises northwest of the north of the Mettlach suburb Keuchingen at an altitude of about 335 m above sea level. NHN in a mixed forest at the southeastern foot of the Leuker Kopf . The stream initially flows through the forest , accompanied by the L 176, in a south-easterly direction and finally flows out at an altitude of about 198 m above sea level. NHN on the northern edge of Keuchingen from the left into the Braschbach approaching from the west .
Catchment area
The catchment area of the Keuchingerbach lies in the Mettlacher Saarengtal and is largely covered by the Ludowinus Forest . Its drainage takes place via the Braschbach, the Saar , the Moselle and the Rhine into the North Sea .
The highest point is the approximately 414 m high Leuker Kopf . The soil deposits are characterized by the clay-rich middle layers and extensive debris cover from the Quaternary .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Helga Schneider: Geographical land survey: The natural space units on sheet 159 Saarbrücken. Federal Institute for Regional Studies, Bad Godesberg 1972. → Online map (PDF; 4.1 MB)
- ↑ Self-measurement on the Saarland Geoportal map viewer for the Saarland ( information )