Metzenbach (Heinrichsbach)
Metzenbach | ||
The Metzenbach just before the confluence |
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location |
Spessart
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River system | Rhine | |
Drain over | Heinrichsbach → Wachenbach → Hafenlohr → Main → Rhine → North Sea | |
source | in the Metzenbrunnen on Geiersberg 49 ° 54 ′ 11 ″ N , 9 ° 26 ′ 20 ″ E |
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Source height | 457 m above sea level NHN | |
confluence | with the Weihersbach to Heinrichsbach Coordinates: 49 ° 54 ′ 21 ″ N , 9 ° 28 ′ 5 ″ E 49 ° 54 ′ 21 ″ N , 9 ° 28 ′ 5 ″ E |
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Mouth height | 373 m above sea level NHN | |
Height difference | 84 m | |
Bottom slope | 38 ‰ | |
length | 2.2 km | |
Catchment area | 2.5 km² |
The Metzenbach is the right source brook of the Heinrichsbach in the Main-Spessart district in the Bavarian Spessart .
geography
course
The Metzenbach rises in the Metzenbrunnen at 457 m above sea level. NN at Geiersberg (586 m), the highest point in the Spessart. The source is made for the drinking water supply and is located next to a pumping station on the edge of the forest . The Metzenbach flows in the Bischbrunn Forest in an easterly direction, through some small ponds , past the Raumerhütte and joins the Weihersbach in the Weihersgrund nature reserve to form the Heinrichsbach .
The historical name of the Metzenbrunnen is Heinrichsbrunnen .
Hafenlohr river system
See also
Web links
Commons : Metzenbach (Heinrichsbach) - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- The Metzenbach and its catchment area on the BayernAtlas