Traunbach
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| Water code | DE : 254116 | |
| location | Germany , Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| River system | Rhine | |
| Drain over | Nahe → Rhine → North Sea | |
| source | In the Black Forest high forest near Börfink near the Erbeskopf 49 ° 43 ′ 24 ″ N , 7 ° 7 ′ 14 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 646 m above sea level NN | |
| muzzle | At Neubrücke in the Nahe coordinates: 49 ° 36 ′ 7 ″ N , 7 ° 9 ′ 49 ″ E 49 ° 36 ′ 7 ″ N , 7 ° 9 ′ 49 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 337 m above sea level NN | |
| Height difference | approx. 309 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 16 ‰ | |
| length | 19.2 km | |
| Catchment area | 64.861 km² | |
| Right tributaries | Hengstbach | |
The Traunbach - also popularly known as the Traun for short - is a river in the southwestern Hunsrück in Rhineland-Palatinate .
geography
The Traunbach rises in the Black Forest high forest near Börfink near the Erbeskopf . It is 19.2 km long and flows into the Nahe at Neubrücke .
A right tributary is the Hengstbach , which has its source in Neuhütten- Muhl and is 3.728 km long.
The only level on the Traunbach is in the Abentheuer community .
Flora and fauna
The Traunbach initially flows through the high forest, later through extensively used valley meadows. Willows and alders are mainly found on the bank , which are hardly used economically today.
Gray herons and mallards are the most common water birds in the Bachtal, and the dipper and kingfisher are also living in the fast-flowing water.
Parts of the habitats on the river are located in the Hunsrück-Hochwald National Park .