Krumbach (Eckbach)

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Krumbach
Krumbach (unlabeled) between (red) "Leininger" and "Sporn"

Krumbach (unlabeled) between (red) "Leininger" and "Sporn"

Data
Water code DE : 2391652
location Germany
River system Rhine
Drain over Eckbach  → Rhine  → North Sea
source 300 m from the Ungeheuersee
49 ° 29 ′ 48 ″  N , 8 ° 7 ′ 8 ″  E
Source height approx.  360  m above sea level NHN
muzzle on the east edge of Kleinkarlbach from the right into the Eckbach coordinates: 49 ° 32 '30 "  N , 8 ° 9' 43"  E 49 ° 32 '30 "  N , 8 ° 9' 43"  E
Mouth height approx.  155  m above sea level NHN
Height difference approx. 205 m
Bottom slope approx. 30 ‰
length 6.8 km
Catchment area 7.1 km²
Left tributaries Bannwaldbach, brook from Haseldellbrunnen
Flowing lakes Monster lake
Partial seepage in the Krumbach valley
Ungeheuersee formed by the Krumbach

Ungeheuersee formed by the Krumbach

The Krumbach in the north-eastern Palatinate Forest and in the northern Front Palatinate ( Rhineland-Palatinate ) is a 6.8 km long stream and a right tributary of the Eckbach . It is known in the region because in the area of ​​its upper course it seeps into the subsoil in places and then reappears.

course

The Krumbach rises at about 360  m above sea level. NHN in a Kerbtal , which runs entirely within the Leininger Sporn , the northeastern foothills of the Middle Palatinate Forest , and which is called Krumbachtal after the waters . The source is located about 2 km southwest of Weisenheim am Berg on the boundary of an exclave that belongs to Herxheim am Berg . Only 300 m northeast of the source, the Krumbach forms the Ungeheuersee , which extends to an altitude of 357  m and is classified as a natural monument with list number ND-7332-195 . At the highest water level, its area reaches a maximum of 0.4 hectares.

After leaving the lake, the Krumbach flows in windings northwards. It takes in the Bannwaldbach (length about 700 m) and the brook from Haseldellbrunnen (about 450 m) as its only tributaries from two left side valleys . After a good 1000 m, the Krumbach initially disappears into the forest floor.

Then the direction of travel turns to the northeast. Further sections of the Krumbach come to the surface again. The valley extends from the Krumbach spring about 4.5 km to the Haardtrand below the local community of Battenberg .

After entering the hill country on the German Wine Route , the Krumbach flows for about 2 km through vineyards . It passes under the state roads  517 ( Bobenheim am Berg - Kleinkarlbach ) and 520 (Kleinkarlbach - Kirchheim ). The lower course has been straightened at right angles in some places and sometimes piped, for example on the northeast edge of Kleinkarlbach. There the Krumbach flows from the right into the Eckbach , a left tributary of the Rhine .

reachability

Headwaters and upper reaches of Krumbach are only about hiking trails accessible and on forest roads that are not for the general motor vehicle are traffic permitted example of Battenberg or Bobenheim am Berg by the Krumbachtal of Weisenheim am Berg from across the Vallunga and Leistadt over the Sand valley . The lower reaches partly along agricultural paths.

Attractions

Besides the Ungeheuersee and the Krumbach valley, the lightning tubes at the driveway to the local community of Battenberg ( Kreisstraße  30) and the ruins of the castle of the same name are also worth seeing .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Map service of the landscape information system of the Rhineland-Palatinate Nature Conservation Administration (LANIS map) ( notes )
  2. ↑ a b c d e GeoExplorer of the Rhineland-Palatinate Water Management Authority ( information )
  3. ↑ Ungeuersee. palzpix.de, accessed on August 28, 2014 .
  4. ↑ landscape information system ; Nature reserves. Nature Conservation Administration Rhineland-Palatinate, accessed on August 28, 2014 .