Mooslauter

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Mooslauter
The Mooslauter in the NSG Krausenbruch near Weilerbach

The Mooslauter in the NSG Krausenbruch near Weilerbach

Data
Water code DE : 254668
location Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany
River system Rhine
Drain over Lauter  → Glan  → Nahe  → Rhine  → North Sea
source southeast of Mackenbach
49 ° 27 ′ 46 ″  N , 7 ° 36 ′ 38 ″  E
Source height approx.  235  m above sea level NHN
muzzle at Hirschhorn from the left into the Lauter coordinates: 49 ° 31 '6 "  N , 7 ° 40' 33"  E 49 ° 31 '6 "  N , 7 ° 40' 33"  E
Mouth height approx.  209  m above sea level NHN
Height difference approx. 26 m
Bottom slope approx. 2.5 ‰
length 10.3 km
Catchment area 50.517 km²

The Mooslauter is a 10.3 km long left tributary of the Lauter ("Waldlauter") in Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany .

geography

course

The Mooslauter rises about 1.5 km southeast of Mackenbach at an altitude of 235  m above sea level. NHN as Bruchbach . First flowing to the east, the brook turns to the south of Rodenbach to the north and flows through the village. After about 1.5 km, the Rischbach coming from the west joins the Rodenbach hamlet of Mückenhof as the most important tributary from the left. From here on, the stream is now called Mooslauter. After a further 4.3 km, the Mooslauter flows across from Hirschhorn at 209  m above sea level. NHN on the left in the Lauter .

On its 10.3 km long path, the Mooslauter overcomes a height difference of 26 m, which corresponds to a mean bed gradient of 2.5 ‰. The brook drains a 50.517 km² catchment area via Lauter, Glan , Nahe and Rhine to the North Sea .

Tributaries

In the following, the tributaries of the Mooslauter are named in the order from the source to the mouth, which are managed by the Rhineland-Palatinate water management authority. In each case, the orographic position of the mouth, the length, the size of the catchment area, the altitude of the mouth and the river code are given.

Surname

location Length
in km 		EZG
in km² 		Mouth height
in m above sea level NHN 		GKZ
Mackenbach Left 3.6 5.247 226 254668-112
Weißlachgraben right 2.9 3.177 222 254668-12
Rodenbach right 2.0 3.318 222 254668-2
Rischbach Left 5.9 22.023 219 254668-4
Eulenbis receiving water Left 1.3 1,324 218 254668-92

Notes on the table

  1. ↑ Water code number , in Germany the official river code number with a separator inserted after the prefix for better readability, which stands for the common receiving water Mooslauter .

environment

The Mooslauter is one of the fine material rich, carbonate low mountain range brooks. The structure of the water has changed largely to very much. At Rodenbach there are also completely changed sections. The water quality from Rodenbach to the mouth is given as moderately polluted (as of 2005).

In 1983, 185 hectares in the source area of ​​the Mooslauter were designated as the Rodenbacher Bruch nature reserve, followed in 1987 by a 28 hectare area east of Weilerbach as the Krausenbruch nature reserve .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Topographic map 1: 25,000
  2. ^ A b c d e f Rhineland Water Management Administration