Rothbach (Kahlbach)

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Rothbach
Data
Water code DE : 2656142
location Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany
River system Rhine
Drain over Kahlbach  → Ruwer  → Moselle  → Rhine  → North Sea
source East of Kell am See
49 ° 37 ′ 56 ″  N , 6 ° 50 ′ 35 ″  E
Source height approx.  510  m above sea level NN 
muzzle South of Kell am See in the Kahlbach Coordinates: 49 ° 37 '20 "  N , 6 ° 48' 43"  E 49 ° 37 '20 "  N , 6 ° 48' 43"  E
Mouth height approx.  453  m above sea level NN 
Height difference approx. 57 m
Bottom slope approx. 21 ‰
length 2.7 km
Catchment area 3.923 km²

The Rothbach is a 2.7 km long orographically right tributary of the Kahlbach in Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany .

geography

The Rothbach rises about one kilometer east of Kell am See at an altitude of about 510  m above sea level. NN . The stream flows primarily in a south-westerly direction and flows out about a kilometer southwest of Kell am See at 453  m above sea level. NN in the Kahlbach .

The Rothbach overcomes a height difference of 57 m on its 2.7 km long path, which corresponds to a mean bed gradient of 21 ‰. It drains a 3.923 km² catchment area via Kahlbach, Ruwer , Moselle and Rhine to the North Sea .

The Rothbach lies in the nature reserve Keller Mulde .

Individual evidence

  1. a b Topographic map 1: 25,000
  2. ^ A b Ministry for the Environment, Forests and Consumer Protection Rhineland-Palatinate