Laucha (Saale)

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Laucha
Data
location Germany , Saxony-Anhalt
River system Elbe
Drain over Saale  → Elbe  → North Sea
source southwest of Schafstädt
51 ° 22 ′ 34 "  N , 11 ° 45 ′ 13"  E
Source height 156  m
muzzle in the Saale near Schkopau Coordinates: 51 ° 23 '48 "  N , 11 ° 59' 13"  E 51 ° 23 '48 "  N , 11 ° 59' 13"  E
Mouth height 84  m
Height difference 72 m
Bottom slope 3.6 ‰
length 20.2 km
Catchment area 100.7 km²
Right tributaries Black oak, Wertsgraben
Small towns Bad Lauchstädt
Communities Schkopau

The Laucha is a 20 km long left tributary of the Saale in the Saalekreis in Saxony-Anhalt .

course

The Laucha rises northwest of Schafstädt in the Querfurter Platte landscape . After flowing through Schafstädt, the brook reaches Großgräfendorf , then Bad Lauchstädt . Further down the stream, the Laucha touches Milzau , takes its side stream black oak and enters the so-called Lauchagrund . Bündorf and Knapendorf are located here . Before the Saale tributary reaches Schkopau, the second tributary flows in, the Wertsgraben . After flowing through the center and flanking the Schkopau Castle , the Laucha flows into the Saale.

Individual evidence

  1. Map from Google Earth