Schönach (Lech)

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Schönach
In the headwaters of the Schönach (Lech)

In the headwaters of the Schönach (Lech)

Data
Water code EN : 1258
location Bavaria
River system Danube
Drain over Lech  → Danube  → Black Sea
source north-northwest of Schwabsoien on the edge of the forest
47 ° 50 ′ 47 ″  N , 10 ° 49 ′ 19 ″  E
Source height 763  m
muzzle east of Hohenfurch from the left and finally southwest in the storage area of the Lech barrage 8 in the middle Lech coordinates: 47 ° 51 ′ 14 ″  N , 10 ° 55 ′ 28 ″  E 47 ° 51 ′ 14 ″  N , 10 ° 55 ′ 28 ″  E
Mouth height 659  m
Height difference 104 m
Bottom slope 7.3 ‰
length 14.2 km
Catchment area 71.55 km²
Drain at the mouth
 MNQ
MHQ
 2 m³ / s
50 m³ / s

The Schönach is a small river in the Bavarian district of Weilheim-Schongau . After a roughly 14 km long run from the north to the east in the municipality of Hohenfurch in the storage area behind the Lech barrage 8 from the left into the middle Lech .

geography

course

The headwaters of the Schönach are located on the edge of the forest north-north-west of the eponymous town of Schwabsoien at 763  m above sea level. NHN . It initially flows southwest to south, crosses the parish village of Schwabsoien, then takes on the Reigerbach from the right in the area of ​​the municipality of Schwabbruck and turns there on a west to northwest run through the parish village of Schwabbruck . The settlement zone of the eponymous parish village of the next municipality Altenstadt runs through it in a southerly curve, where it runs north to the soon following associated church village Schwabniederhofen and it passes on the eastern edge of the settlement on the north run. At the municipality and settlement border with Hohenfurch , it crosses the Schongau – Landsberg am Lech railway line and then runs through the parish and municipality on an eastern to northeastern course. Below Hohenfurch, it runs through a deep, but only short forest ravine for the first time and flows at its end under the wasteland Graben on the left shoulder of the slope at 659  m above sea level. NHN from the left into the middle Lech which is widened behind the Lech barrage 8 - Sperber .

Catchment area and runoff

The catchment area of ​​the Schönach is almost 72 km², its discharge fluctuates between 2 m³ / s ( low water ) and 50 m³ / s ( high water ). The mostly flat valley of the Schönach marks the edge of the mighty Lech glacier , which extended to Hohenfurch in the last ice age .

Tributaries and lakes

List of direct tributaries from the source to the mouth. With water length, catchment area and altitude. Other sources for the information are noted.

  • Seebach , from the right and west to about 738  m above sea level. NHN in Schwabsoien , 1.1 km and 0.5 km². Arises at about 761  m above sea level. NHN in a forest crossed by the St 2014 from Sachsenried before Schwabsoien .
  • (Inflow), from the right and north at 732  m above sea level. NHN little after the municipal boundary to Schwabbruck , 0.6 km and 0.3 km². Arises at about 734  m above sea level. NHN on the southern edge of Schwabsoien in the Möser district .
  • Reigerbach , from the right and southwest to about 731  m above sea level. NHN little before Schwabbruck, 3.5 km and 25.4 km². Arises at about 766  m above sea level. NHN east of Ingenried .
    Around this tributary, the Schönach turns to the left on what will be east to north, where it branches off a few short branches and then takes up again.

history

In the past, the Schönach played an important role, especially for the town of Schwabsoien, as its water power was the prerequisite for the operation of a number of mills and forges. Some of these facilities still exist today and can be visited every year on Whit Monday, the German Milling Day .

Individual evidence

BayernAtlas ("BA")

Official online waterway map with a suitable section and the layers used here: Course and catchment area of ​​the Schönach
General introduction without default settings and layers: BayernAtlas of the Bavarian State Government ( notes )

  1. ↑ Height queried on the official map background layer (right click).
  2. ↑ Name Seebach after the adjustable background layer Hirstorische Karte .
  3. ↑ Height according to the blue lettering on the official map background layer .

Water directory Bavaria ("GV")

  1. ↑ a b c d Length and catchment area according to: List of creek and river areas in Bavaria - Lech river area, page 38 of the Bavarian State Office for the Environment, as of 2016 (PDF; 1.8 MB) (with tributaries up to p. 40; the page numbers can change)

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