Krebsbach (Nidder)
Krebsbach | ||
Krebsbach near Nidderau |
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Data | ||
Water code | DE : 24868 | |
location | Germany | |
River system | Rhine | |
Drain over | Nidder → Nidda → Main → Rhine → North Sea | |
source | in the Wetterau north of the Wartberg 50 ° 16 ′ 49 ″ N , 8 ° 54 ′ 7 ″ E |
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Source height | 180 m above sea level NHN | |
muzzle | east of Nidderau -Heldenbergen in the Nidder coordinates: 50 ° 14 '20 " N , 8 ° 52' 59" E 50 ° 14 '20 " N , 8 ° 52' 59" E |
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Mouth height | 121 m above sea level NHN | |
Height difference | 59 m | |
Bottom slope | 7.6 ‰ | |
length | 7.8 km | |
Catchment area | 18.432 km² |
The Krebsbach is an almost 8 km long right and northern tributary of the Nidder .
geography
course
The Krebsbach rises in the Wetterau north of the Wartberg not far from the Engelthal monastery . It initially flows in a south-westerly direction. After Erbstadt , it turns south and runs through the Krebsbachtal , around the hill of Naumburg Castle . At the foot of the hill west of Kaichen is the Hainmühle am Krebsbach. It serves as the setting for the fable Of a Miller and a Donkey by Erasmus Alberus . Behind the hill, the Krebsbach runs to the southeast and flows into the Nidder east of Nidderau - Heldenbergen .
Tributaries
- Seegrundgraben ( right ), 1.6 km
- Keichen ( right ), 1.6 km
Nidder river system
places
The Krebsbach flows through the following villages:
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Water map service of the Hessian Ministry for the Environment, Climate Protection, Agriculture and Consumer Protection ( information )
Web links
Commons : Krebsbach (Nidder) - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Krebsbach at OpenStreetMap
- Water profile and program of measures 24868.1 ( Memento from January 1, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) ( Notes ) → Overview of all Hessian river systems (PDF, 1.7 MB) Krebsbach