Talbach (Glan)

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Talbach
Talbach below the Sprengelburg

Talbach below the Sprengelburg

Data
Water code DE : 254656
location Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate
West Palatinate
District of Kaiserslautern
District of Kusel
River system Rhine
Drain over Glan  → Nahe  → Rhine  → North Sea
source northeast of Kollweiler
49 ° 31 ′ 26 ″  N , 7 ° 35 ′ 10 ″  E
Source height approx.  393  m above sea level NHN
muzzle near Offenbach-Hundheim from the right in the Glan coordinates: 49 ° 37 '26 "  N , 7 ° 33' 11"  E 49 ° 37 '26 "  N , 7 ° 33' 11"  E
Mouth height approx.  169  m above sea level NHN
Height difference approx. 224 m
Bottom slope approx. 16 ‰
length 13.8 km
Catchment area 34.013 km²

The Talbach is a 13.8 km long, right or southern tributary of the Glans in the North Palatinate Bergland ( Rhineland-Palatinate ).

geography

course

The Talbach as a blue wavy line on the coat of arms of Eßweiler

The Talbach rises in the district of Kaiserslautern about 800 m northeast of Kollweiler at an altitude of 393  m above sea level. NHN . The source is located immediately to the west of the state road  372. From here the stream flows mainly in northerly directions. He happens in Kusel local churches Eßweiler , Oberweiler im Tal , Hinzweiler , Nerzweiler and Hundheim before in Offenbach right side to 169  m in height Glan flows .

On its 13.8 km long path, the Talbach overcomes a height difference of 224 m, which corresponds to an average bed gradient of 16.2 ‰. Its 34 km² catchment area is drained to the North Sea via Glan, Nahe and Rhine .

The local community Eßweiler leads the Talbach as an inclined left wave beam in its coat of arms .

Tributaries

Numerous tributaries flow to the Talbach, some of which are quite short. The longest are the 5.0 km long Jettenbach near Eßweiler and the 4.1 km long Breitenbach southeast of Eßweiler.

In the following, the tributaries of the Talbach are named in the order from the source to the mouth, which are managed by the Rhineland-Palatinate water management authority. In each case, the orographic position of the mouth, the length, the size of the catchment area, the altitude of the mouth and the river code are given.

Surname

location Length
in km 		EZG
in km² 		Mouth height
in m above sea level NHN 		GKZ
Breitenbach right 4.1 4,773 299 254656-2
Jettenbach Left 5.0 6.723 278 254656-4
Bach from the Königsbergerhof right 1.3 3.323 242 254656-6
Taufenbach right 1.7 1.757 210 254656-8
Woogbach right 1.7 1.183 199 254656-92

Notes on the table

  1. ↑ Water code number , in Germany the official river code number with a separator inserted after the prefix for better readability, which stands for the common drainage valley Talbach .

environment

The Talbach is one of the coarse material rich, silicate low mountain range brooks. The water structure is predominantly clear to strong, in the local areas it has changed very much to completely. Individual sections, especially in the upper reaches, show only a moderate change in structure. The water quality is classified as unpolluted in the upper reaches up to the confluence of the stream from the Königsbergerhof (quality class I), in the middle reaches up to above Nerzweiler as slightly polluted (quality classes I-II) and in the lower reaches as moderately polluted (quality class II) (status 2005) .

Infrastructure

The Talbachtal is made accessible by the state road 372, which accompanies the stream on its entire route.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Topographic map 1: 25,000.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f Rhineland Water Management Administration.