Rötelbach (Jagst)

	Rötelbach
	The Rötelbach in the Mulfingen suburb of Eberbach.
	Data
Water code	DE : 238832
location	Hohenloher level Eastern Hohenlohe Plain; Kocher-Jagst Plains Bartenstein-Langenburger platters; Middle Jagsttal; Baden-Württemberg Schwäbisch Hall district City of Langenburg ; Municipality Blaufelden ; ; Hohenlohe district Mulfingen municipality ; ;
River system	Rhine
Drain over	Jagst → Neckar → Rhine → North Sea
source	near Langenburg- Ludwigsruhe ; 49 ° 15 ′ 50 ″ N , 9 ° 53 ′ 56 ″ E
Source height	approx. 474 m above sea level NN
muzzle	near Mulfingen- Eberbach Coordinates: 49 ° 17 '54 " N , 9 ° 49' 33" E 49 ° 17 '54 " N , 9 ° 49' 33" E;
Mouth height	approx. 275 m above sea level NN
Height difference	approx. 199 m
Bottom slope	approx. 20 ‰
length	9.9 km
Catchment area	28.758 km²

The Rötelbach is almost 10 km long river on the Hohenlohe plain in northern Baden-Württemberg , which flows from the right into the middle Jagst after an initially north and after a large left bend at the end southwest in the village of Eberbach in the municipality of Mulfingen in the Hohenlohe district .

geography

course

The Rötelbach rises about 400 m northeast of the castle and hamlet of Ludwigsruhe on the district of Langenburg in the Streitwiesen and is straightened from the source. First, the stream flows north, past the Streitbrunnen , crosses under the L 1036 Langenburg – Blaufelden, runs a short stretch on the other side and then again as an open, field-accompanying ditch through the Brühlsee district , where remains of dams are preserved in at least two places. Then he steps between the forest Won Baier forest left and the sticks of wood right into a larger forest area one that he now pervades in natural course. Right at the beginning he changes to the Billingsbach district of the neighboring municipality of Blaufelden and then develops a valley trough instead of his previous trough. Here, he takes over the Dachsbühl from the right Weilersbach on, which rises in the deserted village Lampert Hausen.

Below the ruins of Hertenstein Castle flows the Rötelbach from right in Hertenstein mill of billing Bach to, then he pulls through his turn wooded valley to the west, changes to the Eberbacher boundaries of the Municipality Mulfingen and then take quick succession right to Mittelbach and Sonnenbach on . Then it flows on, accompanied by wood , in a meadow, takes - again from the right - the stream through the Taubenhofklinge , turns for its last good kilometer to the southwest, crosses Eberbach and then flows into the Jagst from the right . The stream flows almost entirely through uninhabited and forest or agricultural areas.

The Rötelbach is 9.8 km long, its bed digs itself on this route with an average bottom gradient of 20 ‰ by about 199 meters.

Catchment area

The Rötelbach drains 28.8 km² of the natural areas of the Eastern Hohenlohe Plain and Bartenstein-Langenburger Platten , and finally also a smaller part, which is already part of the Middle Jagsttal natural area . Its catchment area borders in the north on those of the smaller right brooks to the Jagst further downstream, in the north-west on that of the more important Ette , which competes over its left upper course Tierbach . The eastern watershed separates a long time from the drainage area of the Blaubach , which flows into the Brettach , which flows further up into the Jagst, in the southeast and south the Brettach itself comes very close to the border. To the west of the Rötelbach, the Holderbach also moves in a smaller arc than the Rötelbach to the Jagst.

The largest elevations in the catchment area can be found on the eastern watershed to the Blaubach, where the ridge is only a few meters above or below 490 m above sea level. NN lies.

Above the source of the brook, a small gusset of the catchment area belongs to the city of Gerabronn , but most of the uppermost catchment area is in the area of the small town of Langenburg . According to this, the municipality of Blaufelden has the largest area share on both sides of the middle course , most recently the municipality of Mulfingen am Unterlauf the second largest, which is the only one in the Hohenlohe district , while the other three belong to the Schwäbisch Hall district .

Tributaries and lakes

Hierarchical list of tributaries and lakes from source to mouth. Length of water, lake area, catchment area and altitude according to the corresponding layers on the LUBW online map. Other sources for the information are noted.

Origin of the Rötelbach at about 474 m above sea level. NHN in the area of the small town of Langenburg 400 m northeast of the castle and hamlet Ludwigsruhe in the Streitwiesen .

Herresgraben , from the right and east to about 454 m above sea level. NN in the Gewann Brühlsee about 0.6 km west of the Neuhof von Langenburg, 1.3 km and about 1.7 km². Arises at about 472 m above sea level. NN about 0.7 km southeast of the Neuhof on the road from Gerabronn- Rechenhausen. Inconsistent.

Weilersbach , from the right and northeast to about 404 m above sea level. NN west of Raboldshausen, 3.8 km and 5.7 km². Arises at about 477 m above sea level. NN in the northeast of Raboldshausen in the area of the Lampertsweiler desert in front of the Seeholz forest .

Seegraben , from the left and east to about 453 m above sea level. NN in Raboldshausen, 1.0 km and about 0.9 km². Arises at about 473 m above sea level. NN in the Seewiesen .
Grundgraben , from the left and east-southeast to about 439 m above sea level. NN after the sewage treatment plant below Raboldshausen, 1.6 km and about 1.7 km². Arises at about 471 m above sea level. NN in front of the large birch wood .

(Stream from the gallows blade ), from the right and northeast to about 390 m above sea level. NN before the Rötelbach bridge on the road Billingsbach – Brüchlingen (K 2533), 0.5 km and approx. 0.9 km². Rises at about 443 m above sea level. NN at the beginning of the blade forest south of Billingsbach.

Billingsbach , from the right and east-northeast to about 380 m above sea level. NN at the Hertensteiner Mühle, 2.9 km and 2.4 km². Arises at about 474 m above sea level. NN in a forest island east of Billingsbach.

Soon flows through to about 462 m above sea level. NHN a reservoir, 1.8 ha.
(Inflow), from the right and north-northeast to about 435 m above sea level. NN in the center of Billingsbach, approx. 0.7 km and approx. 0.6 km².
Flows at about 457 m above sea level. NHN a reservoir, 0.4 ha.

Mittelbach , from the right and northeast to about 327 m above sea level. NN shortly after the onset of the open valley floor, 2.6 km and 3.0 km². Arises at about 477 m above sea level. NN in the northeast of Mittelbach south of the basement wood .

Stegwiesenbach , from the left and east to about 428 m above sea level. NN on the southern edge of Mittelbach, 0.9 km and approx. 1.0 km². Arises at about 454 m above sea level. NN EXACTLY HERE.
Flows through at about 430 m above sea level. NHN a pond directly in front of the estuary, 0.1 ha.

Sonnenbach , from the right and north-northeast to about 325 m above sea level. NN a few steps after the previous one, 1.4 km and about 1.7 km². Arises at about 430 m above sea level. NN at the beginning of his forest blade southwest of Geroldshausen.

Forest pond at about 446 m above sea level. NHN in the Hegenest west of Geroldshausen north of the Sonnenbach origin in its (superficial) sub-catchment area, 0.1 ha.

(Stream from the Taubenhofklinge ), from the right and north to about 293 m above sea level. NN northeast of Eberbach, 1.2 km and about 2.3 km². Arises at about 424 m above sea level. NN at the beginning of his forest blade in the Gewann Huttersbrunnen . Sporadically also water flow in the trough pulling down from the northeast.
Forest pond at about 454 m above sea level. NHN in the western Hegenest in the (superficial) sub- catchment area of the Taubenhofklinge, 0.4 ha.

Pond fed by a slope spring, right on the run at about 288 m above sea level. NHN shortly before Eberbach, under 0.1 ha.

Mouth of the Rötelbach from the right and finally northeast to about 475 m above sea level. NN after the river bridge in Eberbach in the middle Jagst . The stream here is 9.9 km long and has a catchment area of 28.8 km².

geology

The Rötelbach rises in the Unterkeuper edition, which mostly covers the undulating plateau in a thin layer, which is formed by the Upper Muschelkalk . In it the brook runs after an initially very shallow hollow before it enters the forest. In the forest begins its rather steep Kerbtal, to which the larger tributaries then run through blades typical of the landscape . Shortly before the inlet of the Mittelbach, from which it runs to the west, the stream reaches the Middle Muschelkalk , whereupon the bottom of the valley widens noticeably and the open corridor begins. From the outskirts of Eberbach to the nearby mouth, it finally flows in the Lower Muschelkalk . The larger hill heights are often Lössderivat layers of aeolian deposits in Quaternary on.

In several places, especially in the northern catchment area, the karstification of the shell limestone can be seen in sinkholes and stream shrinkages . For example, across from Brüchlingen, on the upper right-hand edge of the valley above the western course in the Ghäu forest, there is a chain of sinkholes and an active sinkhole.

Individual evidence

LUBW

Official online waterway map with a suitable section and the layers used here: Course and catchment area of the Rötelbach

General introduction without default settings and layers: State Institute for the Environment Baden-Württemberg (LUBW) ( notes )

↑ ^a ^b ^c Height according to the contour line image on the background layer topographic map .

↑ ^a ^b Length according to the waterway network layer ( AWGN ) .

↑ ^a ^{b Catchment} area summed up from the sub-catchment areas according to the basic catchment area layer (AWGN) .

↑ Lake area after the layer standing waters .

↑ Catchment area according to the basic catchment area layer (AWGN) .

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Catchment area measured on the background layer topographic map .

↑ ^a ^b Length measured on the background layer topographic map .

Other evidence and comments

↑ ^a ^b Since karst phenomena occur in the area of the Rötelbach, drainage to other bodies of water can also take place underground.
↑ Ralph Jätzold: Geographical land survey: The natural space units on sheet 172 Nördlingen. Federal Institute for Regional Studies, Bad Godesberg 1962. → Online map (PDF; 3.9 MB)
↑ Geology according to: Mapserver of the State Office for Geology, Raw Materials and Mining (LGRB) ( notes )
↑ Locations and partial descriptions of other sinkholes are provided by the geotope cadastre layer from: Mapserver of the State Office for Geology, Raw Materials and Mining (LGRB) ( notes )

Web links

Map of the course and catchment area of the Rötelbach on: State Institute for the Environment Baden-Württemberg (LUBW) ( Notes )
Map of the lower Rötelbach valley with hiking and cycling trails on: Geoportal Baden-Württemberg ( information )
For other sections of the run, please move the map section.

[LUBW-TK-HLB-Höhe-1] Height according to the contour line image on the background layer topographic map .

[Cave-Karst-3] Since karst phenomena occur in the area of the Rötelbach, drainage to other bodies of water can also take place underground.

[BfL-172-5] Ralph Jätzold: Geographical land survey: The natural space units on sheet 172 Nördlingen. Federal Institute for Regional Studies, Bad Godesberg 1962. → Online map (PDF; 3.9 MB)

[LGRB-Geologie-10] Geology according to: Mapserver of the State Office for Geology, Raw Materials and Mining (LGRB) ( notes )

[LGRB-Dolinenlagen-11] Locations and partial descriptions of other sinkholes are provided by the geotope cadastre layer from: Mapserver of the State Office for Geology, Raw Materials and Mining (LGRB) ( notes )