Steina (Schwalm)

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Steina
Data
Water code DE : 4288332
location Osthessisches Bergland , Schwalm-Eder-Kreis , Hesse , Germany
River system Weser
Drain over Schwalm  → Eder  → Fulda  → Weser  → North Sea
source near Schwarzenborn - Richberg
in the Knüllgebirge
50 ° 54 ′ 50 ″  N , 9 ° 24 ′ 38 ″  E
Source height approx.  563  m above sea level NN 
muzzle near Steina in the Schwalm Coordinates: 50 ° 53 ′ 38 ″  N , 9 ° 15 ′ 20 ″  E 50 ° 53 ′ 38 ″  N , 9 ° 15 ′ 20 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  213  m above sea level NN 
Height difference approx. 350 m
Bottom slope approx. 25 ‰
length 13.9 km 
Catchment area 20.497 km² 
Drain  MQ
 167 m³ / s

The Steina is an approximately 13.9 km long, right-hand or eastern tributary of the Schwalm in the East Hessian Bergland in the north Hessian Schwalm-Eder district and belongs to the river system and catchment area of ​​the Weser .

course

Pot spring of the Steina (Schwalm) west below the Knüllköpfchen

The Steina rises in the East Hessian mountainous region in the Knüll Mountains . Its source is in the Hochknüll about 670 m southwest of the Schwarzenborn hamlet of Richberg on the western flank of the Knüllköpfchen ( 633.8  m above sea  level ) at about 563  m above sea level. NN .

Initially, the Steina, which runs mainly in the west- south- west direction, flows westward through the Knüllgebirge, where it crosses the state road  3155 ( Seigertshausen –Schwarzenborn) a little below its origin . Then it passes a little south of this street and the village Seigertshausen, a northern district of Neukirchen , the Happelsmühle and the Hergertsmühle and then, a little further west, the Daubenmühle. A little further to the west-southwest, the stream passes the Willingshausen high school Melanchthon-Schule Steinatal at the outflow from the Knüllgebirge . Shortly afterwards the stream, which is now flowing north-west, is bridged by federal highway 454 .

Then the Steina runs westward through the Willingshausen village Steina , after crossing a small canal and after overcoming about 350 m difference in altitude to about 213  m above sea level. NN on the high meadow in the coming there from the south Eder influx Schwalm to lead .

Catchment area and tributaries

The Steina catchment area covers 20.497 km². Their tributaries include with orographic allocation (l = left-hand side, r = right-hand side) , length of the water, mouth with Steinabach kilometers and - if known - catchment area ( viewed downstream ):

  • Angersbach (l; 6.2 km), far above Steina (near km 6.6), 5.016 km²

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
  2. ↑ a b c d e f Water map service of the Hessian Ministry for the Environment, Climate Protection, Agriculture and Consumer Protection ( information )