Schantelbach

Schantelbach
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Water code	DE : 26752
location	Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany
River system	Rhine
Drain over	Moselle  → Rhine  → North Sea
source	In the Köwerich forest 49 ° 47 ′ 30 ″  N , 6 ° 52 ′ 52 ″  E
Source height	approx.  384  m above sea level NN
muzzle	At Leiwen in the Moselle Coordinates: 49 ° 49 ′ 26 ″  N , 6 ° 53 ′ 0 ″  E 49 ° 49 ′ 26 ″  N , 6 ° 53 ′ 0 ″  E
Mouth height	approx.  119  m above sea level NN
Height difference	approx. 265 m
Bottom slope	approx. 50 ‰
length	5.3 km
Catchment area	5.973 km²

The Schantelbach is a 5.3 km long orographically right tributary of the Moselle in Leiwen in Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany.

geography

The Schantelbach rises in the Köwerich forest about 2.4 km east of Pölich at an altitude of 384  m above sea level. NN . The stream first flows north-northeast, then turns to the northwest and then turns again in a wide arc to the northeast. The brook reaches Leiwen . After flowing through the community, the Schantelbach empties at 119  m above sea level. NN on the right into the Moselle .

On its 5.3 km long path, the stream overcomes a height difference of 265 m, which corresponds to a mean bed gradient of 50 ‰. It drains a 5.973 km² catchment area over the Moselle and Rhine to the North Sea .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Topographic map 1: 25,000
2. ↑ ^{a b} Rhineland-Palatinate Water Management Authority