Mossaubach
|
Mossaubach Mossau |
||
 The Mossaubach near Unter-Mossau |
||
| Data | ||
| Water code | DE : 247424 | |
| location | Hessen , Germany | |
| River system | Rhine | |
| Drain over | Marbach → Mümling → Main → Rhine → North Sea | |
| source | in the south of the Ober-Kainsbach district 49 ° 41 ′ 49 ″ N , 8 ° 54 ′ 21 ″ E |
|
| Source height | approx. 455 m above sea level NN | |
| muzzle | in Hüttenthal in the Marbach Coordinates: 49 ° 37 '14 " N , 8 ° 56' 45" E 49 ° 37 '14 " N , 8 ° 56' 45" E |
|
| Mouth height | approx. 275 m above sea level NN | |
| Height difference | approx. 180 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 16 ‰ | |
| length | 11.4 km | |
| Catchment area | 25.5 km² | |
 The Mossaubach (right) flows into the Marbach (from back to front) |
||
The Mossaubach , also known as the Mossau , is a river in the Odenwald in Hesse . It gave its name to the municipality of Mossautal , as its catchment area represents an essential part of the municipality. From a hydrological point of view, the Mossaubach forms the upper reaches of the Mümling , as it is a little longer than the Marbach at its mouth and carries about the same amount of water. The Marbach, on the other hand, is richer in water at its mouth and significantly longer than the Mümling. The water of the Mossau brook thus has the longest flow path that occurs in the Mümling river system, namely 59.5 km to the Main, and thus 10 km more than the spring water of the Mümling itself.
geography
course
The Mossaubach rises southeast of Ober-Kainsbach on the eastern slope of the Morsberg ( 516.7 m ). It flows south through the places Ober-Mossau , Unter-Mossau and Hüttenthal . There it crosses under the federal highway 460 ( Siegfriedstrasse ) and after a good 11 km flows into the 8 km long Marbach .
Tributaries
- Hoschbach (right)
- Bach on the Mühlengrund (right)
- Bach from the Hammergrund (right)
- Bach from the bottom of the oven (right)
