Retterserbach

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Retterserbach
Scherenbach, Peschbach
The Peschbach near Ersfeld

The Peschbach near Ersfeld

Data
Water code DE : 271642
location Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany
River system Rhine
Drain over Mehrbach  → Wied  → Rhine  → North Sea
source In the Westerwald north of Rettersen
50 ° 43 ′ 8 ″  N , 7 ° 30 ′ 10 ″  E
Source height approx.  327  m above sea level NHN
muzzle At Ersfeld in the Mehrbach coordinates: 50 ° 41 ′ 42 ″  N , 7 ° 31 ′ 21 ″  E 50 ° 41 ′ 42 ″  N , 7 ° 31 ′ 21 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  233  m above sea level NHN
Height difference approx. 94 m
Bottom slope approx. 26 ‰
length 3.6 km
Catchment area 4.816 km²

The Retterserbach is a 3.6 km long right tributary of the Mehrbach in the district of Altenkirchen (Westerwald) , Rhineland-Palatinate .

geography

course

The stream rises in the Leuscheid ridge north of the village of Rettersen on the district of Hasselbach . It flows in a southerly direction through the towns of Rettersen and Ersfeld and flows into the Mehrbach at Kreisstraße 24. In the upper reaches the brook is also called Scherenbach , at Ersfeld it is called Peschbach .

Catchment area and tributaries

The waterway code is 271642, the catchment area has a size of 4.8 km² and drains into the North Sea via Mehrbach, Wied and Rhine.

Tributaries of the Retterserbach
Surname GKZ location Length
in km
EZG
in km²
Feldbach 271642 2 right 001.0200 0000.8200
Hahngraben 271642 4 Left0 000.4140 0000.1730

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 c GeoExplorer of the Rhineland-Palatinate Water Management Authority ( information )
  3. Water directory of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection NRW 2010 (XLS; 4.67 MB) ( Notes )
  4. Measurement based on the German base map 1: 5000
  5. Specialized information system ELWAS, Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Agriculture, Nature and Consumer Protection NRW ( information )