Rückersbach (Haggraben)

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Rückersbach
The Rückersbach at the Schluchthof

The Rückersbach at the Schluchthof

Data
location Spessart

Bavaria

River system Rhine
Drain over Haggraben  → Forchbach  → Main  → Rhine  → North Sea
source near Johannesberg - Rückersbach
50 ° 2 ′ 24 ″  N , 9 ° 6 ′ 34 ″  E
Source height 287  m above sea level NHN
muzzle at the Schluchthof near Kleinostheim in den Haggraben Coordinates: 50 ° 1 '21 "  N , 9 ° 3' 47"  E 50 ° 1 '21 "  N , 9 ° 3' 47"  E
Mouth height 111  m above sea level NHN
Height difference 176 m
Bottom slope 43 ‰
length 4.1 km
Catchment area 4.1 km²
Left tributaries Pfählertsgraben , Triebsgraben
Right tributaries Schanzgraben
The Rückersbach (back right) flows into the Haggraben (from front right to back left)

The Rückersbach (back right) flows into the Haggraben (from front right to back left)

The Rückersbach is a right tributary of the Haggraben in the Aschaffenburg district in the Vorspessart in Lower Franconia .

geography

course

In the Rückersbach Gorge

The Rückersbach rises near the eponymous district of Johannesberg and flows through the Rückersbach Gorge . It runs from Rückersbach to the Schluchthof near Kleinostheim and is widely known for its steep walls and rocks. Several small stone bridges lead over the Rückersbach in the gorge . At the Schluchthof the Rückersbach reaches a shallow depression, is artificially diverted to the south and then bends again in a westerly direction. The stream bed runs today in the ditch of the road to Waldstadt . After about 500 m the Rückersbach flows into the Haggraben .

In the past, the Rückersbach am Schluchthof was diverted not only to the south, but also to the north. This part of the arm then flowed into the Haggraben a little south of the Hausackerhof . The Rückersbach was at times a tributary of the Main , which once flowed in this Urmaintal .

Tributaries

The phonolite

There is an inconspicuous quarry in a side valley of the Rückersbach Gorge . This was in operation around 1900 and has since been conquered by the forest. There is a strange rock called phonolite there . It is of molten origin like a basalt , but with a completely different mineralogical and chemical composition.

The phonolite quarry of the Rückersbach Gorge has been designated as a valuable geotope by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment (geotope number: 671A001). See also the list of geotopes in the Aschaffenburg district .

See also

Web links

Commons : Rückersbach  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d BayernAtlas of the Bavarian State Government ( notes )
  2. ↑ Stone and water in the Aschaffenburg district
  3. ↑ Bavarian State Office for the Environment, Geotope Phonolithbruch Rückersbacher Schlucht W von Johannesberg (accessed on March 22, 2020).