Moosbach (Lauter)

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Moosbach
Ritterstein at the Moosbach spring

Ritterstein at the Moosbach spring

Data
Water code DE : 23726
location District of Südwestpfalz , Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany
River system Rhine
Drain over Louder  → Rhine  → North Sea
source in the Dahner Felsenland southwest of the Kaletschkopf
49 ° 7 ′ 51 ″  N , 7 ° 42 ′ 52 ″  E
Source height 289  m above sea level NN
muzzle northwest of Dahn in the Wieslauer coordinates: 49 ° 9 '56 "  N , 7 ° 45' 22"  E 49 ° 9 '56 "  N , 7 ° 45' 22"  E
Mouth height 206  m above sea level NN
Height difference 83 m
Bottom slope 13 ‰
length 6.6 km
Catchment area 13.605 km²

The Moosbach is a six and a half kilometer long watercourse in the southern Palatinate part of the Wasgau ( Rhineland-Palatinate ) and a right tributary of the Lauter , which is still called Wieslauter here on its upper course .

geography

course

The Moosbach rises at an altitude of 289  m above sea level. NN in the middle Wasgau in the Dahner Felsenland southwest of the Kaletschkopf ( 453.1  m above sea level ) in a forest area in the Moosbachtal nature reserve from the Moosbrunnen . It initially squeezes north through a narrow, wooded valley between the Red Rocks on its left and the Kaletschkopf on the right. At the Moosbach-Halde it changes its course to the northeast and then fills a small pond south of the Moosbachhütte and shortly thereafter a second, the somewhat larger, idyllic Kranzwoog. Very gradually it turns its direction of flow more and more to the east. It runs along the southern slope of the Lehmberg ( 386.2  m above sea level ). South of the Wolfdell it crosses two further small ponds one after the other and is then fed on its right by the Seibertsbach coming from the south . About three hundred meters down the stream , the Moosbach turns left and now flows in a northerly direction west past the Mehrsberg ( 328.2  m above sea level ). Shortly afterwards it flows through the Neudahner Weiher , which is located on the south- eastern slope of the Sägköpfchen ( 317.9  m above sea level ). Not far from the pond, Neudahn Castle rises to the east . The Moosbach flows shortly afterwards at an altitude of 206  m above sea level. NN from the right into the Wieslauter .

Tributaries

biosphere

The Moosbachtal nature reserve is 111 hectares in size. His poor grasslands , wetlands , between Moore , dystrophic ponds with landing areas, springs, streams, bushes and forests offer a variety of ways depending on the own habitat, making it among the most important nature reserves in the district Südwestpfalz belongs.

flora

In the swamp forests of the valley, the black alder , which was temporarily displaced by spruce and beech, grow again, and in the damp floodplains the rib fern , the marsh hairline , the marsh sword lily and the marsh marigold thrive . The cranberry , which knöterichblättrige pondweed , the Carex paniculata , the Bogbean that Eriophorum angustifolium , the water lily , the marsh gentian and Drachenwurz unfold beautifully here. A special feature of the valley is the occurrence of the radiant Schillerporling and the Alder-Milchling .

fauna

In the swamp forests of the valley are grass snakes , Alpine newts , toads and grass frogs before, and the great spotted woodpecker and the red-backed shrike can be observed there. The dragonflies thrive in the brown water ponds . 37 different types of dragonflies were found in the valley, including the blue-green mosaic maiden . Other insects that live in the valley are the stag beetle , the swallowtail and the swamp locust .

geology

Geologically, the valley is shaped by deposits of the red sandstone , which in places are overlaid by alluvial land from the Modern Era. Black gate locations are also less common .

tourism

Some hiking trails run through the Moosbachtal , e.g. B. the "Water Lily Tour". A campsite at the Neudahner Weiher offers the opportunity to camp in the middle of the Palatinate Forest . The valley has recently been opened up via the Moosbachtal train stop of the same name on the Wieslauterbahn , which is served on Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from May to October.

Web links

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 GeoExplorer of the Rhineland-Palatinate Water Management Authority ( information ) (accessed on March 11, 2012)