Steinalp

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Steinalp
Niederalben in Steinalptal

Niederalben in Steinalptal

Data
Water code DE : 25464
location Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate
Birkenfeld district
District of Kusel
River system Rhine
Drain over Glan  → Nahe  → Rhine  → North Sea
source southwest of Kirchenbollenbach
49 ° 39 ′ 55 ″  N , 7 ° 22 ′ 55 ″  E
Source height approx.  567  m above sea level NHN
muzzle near Rathsweiler from the left in the Glan coordinates: 49 ° 35 ′ 40 "  N , 7 ° 28 ′ 1"  E 49 ° 35 ′ 40 "  N , 7 ° 28 ′ 1"  E
Mouth height approx.  189  m above sea level NHN
Height difference approx. 378 m
Bottom slope approx. 29 ‰
length 13.1 km
Catchment area 90.659 km²

The Steinalp , or more rarely Steinalb , is a 13.1 km long left or northern tributary of the Glans in Rhineland-Palatinate .

geography

course

The Steinalp rises in the Birkenfeld district about 3.3 km southwest of Kirchenbollenbach at an altitude of 567  m above sea level. NHN near the Dreiherrenstein ( 581  m ). From here it flows primarily to the south-east and takes on numerous short tributaries. The area in which the Steinalp also crosses the border from the Birkenfeld district to the Kusel district is sparsely populated, with only one village on the lower reaches, Niederalben . To the south-east of Rathsweiler , the Steinalp flows into the Glan on the left at 189  m above sea level .

On its way, the Steinalp overcomes a height difference of 378 m, which corresponds to a mean bottom slope of 28.9 ‰. It drains a 90.659 km² catchment area via Glan, Nahe and Rhine to the North Sea .

Catchment area

The Steinalp catchment area is 90.659 km² and consists of 59.0% forest areas, 35.3% grassland, 5.2% arable land and 0.5% settlement areas.

Tributaries

Numerous tributaries flow into the Steinalp, some of which are very short. Only the 12.9 km long Totenalb with a catchment area of ​​50.654 km² is roughly equal to the Steinalp in strength; at the confluence it is even half as long.

In the following, the tributaries that are managed by the Rhineland-Palatinate Water Management Authority are listed in the order from the Steinalp source to its mouth. The orographic position of the confluence, the length, the size of the catchment area, the height of the confluence and the river code are given.

Surname

location Length
in km 		EZG
in km² 		Mouth height
in m above sea level NHN 		GKZ
Ellerbach Left 4.0 11.102 321 25464-2
Bach from Adamshübel right 2.5 2.521 305 25464-32
Hilmetwiesgraben right 1.0 0.603 269 25464-392
Grünbach right 3.4 5.192 258 25464-4
Langbach Left 3.2 3.137 218 25464-52
Alb of the Dead right 12.9 50.654 211 25464-6
Ohlscheidsgraben Left 1.5 1.306 193 25464-92

Notes on the table

  1. ↑ waters code , the official in Germany watercourses code with inserted for readability separator behind the prefix uniform for all common outfall Steinalp stands.

environment

The Steinalp is one of the coarse material rich , silicate low mountain range brooks. The structure of the water for the lower reaches from Niederalben is mainly changed with major changes (quality class 5), the water quality is given as low pollution (quality class I-II). No values ​​are available for the upper and middle reaches. The estuary lies in the Steinalb estuary nature reserve .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Measurement based on topographic map 1: 25,000
  2. ↑ a b c d e f GeoExplorer of the Rhineland-Palatinate Water Management Authority ( notes )
  3. ↑ Water status report 2010 , Structure and Approval Directorate North (SGD North)
  4. ↑ Topographic map 1: 25,000
  5. ^ District of Kusel : Ordinance on the nature reserve "Steinalbmünd". (PDF; 137.44 kB) naturschutz.rlp.de, December 15, 1988, accessed on April 28, 2015 .