Mölcherbach
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| location | District of Waldeck-Frankenberg , Hesse ( Germany ) | |
| River system | Weser | |
| Drain over | Eder → Fulda → Weser → North Sea | |
| source | in the old forest north of Königshagen 51 ° 12 ′ 23 ″ N , 9 ° 8 ′ 44 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 370 m above sea level NHN | |
| muzzle | in the Wegaer Ederaue near Bergheim in the Eder coordinates: 51 ° 9 '49 " N , 9 ° 8' 32" E 51 ° 9 '49 " N , 9 ° 8' 32" E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 185 m above sea level NHN | |
| Height difference | approx. 185 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 28 ‰ | |
| length | 6.5 km | |
| Left tributaries | small stream | |
| Communities | Edertal | |
The Mölcherbach is an approximately 6.5 km long, northern ( orographically left ) tributary of the Eder , in the east of the Waldeck-Frankenberg district .
course
The stream rises north of Königshagen , in the Old Forest (natural area 340.14), part of the natural area Waldecker Wald (340.1), northwest of the 432 m high Netzer Berg , in a small forest valley between the Sandköppel in the west and the Mäuse-Berg in the east, at about 370 m above sea level. NHN . It first flows about 1.3 km to the south, then 600 m to the southeast, turns to the southwest and flows for about 300 m in length east past the outskirts of Königshagen.
Then it runs again about 500 m to the south-southeast, takes up a small stream coming from the northeast between the Königsberg and the Mühlenberg, turns again to the south-south-west and then flows in leisurely meandering curves about 3 km to the south-south-west or south, always west at one Along the edge of the forest. In doing so, it flows around the west foot of the 318 m Hoheberg in a large left curve, first to the south and then to the east. On its southern slope, the stream passes the former Grundmühle ( 244 m ) and then turns back to the south. About 700 m south of the Grundmühle, the stream passes the former Hepemühle ( 220 m ), where a mill ditch that begins about 400 m further north joins the stream again.
Finally, after another 400 m east of Bergheim , the Mölcherbach bends to the southwest and after another 800 m flows into the Wegaer Ederaue (natural area 341.51), part of the Wildunger depression (341.5), immediately south of Bergheim after crossing the state road 3383 (Wellener Road) at about 185 m above sea level. NHN in the Eder.
Web links
- "Königshagen, Waldeck-Frankenberg District". Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).