Rothbach (Moder)
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| Water code | FR : A31-0200 | |
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France
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| River system | Rhine | |
| Drain over | Moder → Rhine → North Sea | |
| source | south of the source of the Northern Zinsel 48 ° 57 ′ 5 ″ N , 7 ° 23 ′ 54 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 303 m | |
| muzzle | from the left at Pfaffenhoffen in the Moder coordinates: 48 ° 50 '47 " N , 7 ° 36' 37" E 48 ° 50 '47 " N , 7 ° 36' 37" E |
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| Mouth height | 168 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 135 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 5.9 ‰ | |
| length | 22.8 km | |
| Catchment area | 74.9 km² | |
| Drain at the mouth |
MQ |
713 l / s |
The Rothbach is a left and the first major tributary on the course of the Moder . It is almost 23 km long and contributes to the drainage of the Northern Vosges .
Surname
The name of the stream has nothing to do with the color red, but derives from the word clearing, which means stream in cleared land . Today the slopes on the upper reaches are densely wooded again.
geography
course
The source of the Rothbach is a little south of the source of the Northern Zinsel , but already in Alsace , above Reipertswiller , which is the first place on the stream. The brook flows past numerous mills in many windings in a south-easterly direction to the village of Rothbach , where it reaches the Rhine plain . At Bischholtz it leaves the area of the Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park and flows via Mulhausen to Pfaffenhoffen , where it joins the Moder from the left.
Catchment area
The catchment area of the Falkensteinerbach is 174.9 km² and consists of 35.40% agricultural area, 59.14% forest areas and 5.35% built-up areas.
Tributaries
- Kindsbronn ( right ), 4.1 km
- Eckerbach ( left )
- Spielbach ( left ), 2.0 km
- Weinbaechel ( right ), 4.6 km
- Westermatt ( left )
- Wiedelmatt ( left ), 1.8 km
- Weihergraben ( left ), 1.8 miles
- Kirchbachgraben ( Ostruffergraben ) (left), 4.6 km
geology
Very high quality red sandstone is mined in the Rothbachtal . The stones with a bulk density of 2.24 t / m³ and a compressive strength of 64.4 N / mm² are z. B. used for the restoration of the Strasbourg Cathedral and also used in Germany (e.g. Hornbach Monastery , Pforzheim City Theater ).