Eschelbach (Murr)

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Eschelbach
Data
Water code DE : 23838158
location Swabian-Franconian forest mountains

Baden-Württemberg

River system Rhine
Drain over Murr  → Neckar  → Rhine  → North Sea
source on the northeast slope of the Zollstock at Sulzbach- Eschelhof
48 ° 58 ′ 28 ″  N , 9 ° 30 ′ 8 ″  E
Source height approx.  530  m above sea level NHN
muzzle through Sulzbach- Schleissweiler from the left and southwest into the upper Murr Coordinates: 48 ° 59 '36 "  N , 9 ° 32' 19"  E 48 ° 59 '36 "  N , 9 ° 32' 19"  E
Mouth height below  275  m above sea level NHN
Height difference approx. 255 m
Bottom slope approx. 64 ‰
length 4 km
Catchment area 4.789 km²
Reservoirs flowed through Eschelweiher

The Eschelbach is a 4 km long brook in the Murrhardt Forest in the Rems-Murr district in northern Baden-Württemberg , which flows into the upper Murr in the Schleißweiler district of Sulzbach an der Murr from the left and from the southwest .

geography

course

The Eschelbach arises on the tendon of the river arch of the upper and middle Murr , the north-western summit point of which is located in Sulzbach an der Murr . Its source is on the wooded northeast slope of the Zollstock ( 543.7  m above sea level ) at about 530  m above sea level. NHN , about 600 meters away from the Eschelhof hiking home in the southern parish of Sulzbach. The stream runs its first half a kilometer northwest through a small gorge at about 480  m above sea level. NHN down to the edge of the clearing surrounding the Eschelhof.

Where it reaches this, it bends at a right angle to the southeast and runs through its two pre-ponds and the half-hectare-sized Eschel pond for the next half kilometer at the edge of the forest . Here it detaches itself from the edge of the clearing and then gradually turns back on the now permanent northeast course, which it has reached at the inlet of the half-kilometer-long right Reutebach . This arises in the Reutewald on the northwest slope of the second highest mountain Springstein ( 532.5  m above sea level ) in the catchment area at about 495  m above sea level. NHN . At this inlet, the Eschelbach already runs in a total of almost a kilometer long, steep blade crack in a more and more deepening forest valley between the Buchenrain on the left and the hillside forest below the clearing island around the Murrhardt hamlet Siebenknie on the right. For about 600 meters of this section, the creek is also followed by the district boundary between Sulzbach an der Murr on the left and Murrhardt on the right , which has descended along the Reutebach . From a valley floor height of about 350  m above sea level. NHN develops a sole and the valley now falls flatter, here the municipal border leaves the valley again along another right tributary from the direction of Siebenknie.

About three hundred meters down, the bottom of the valley begins to open and it becomes wider and more trough-like, after another 400 meters it flows under free lower slopes on both sides at almost 210  m above sea level. NHN the Ittenberger Bach , last coming from the west, into the Eschelbach. With a length of 1.9 km and a catchment area of ​​around 1.7 km², it is his most important tributary. Taking up some tributaries from the right slope, the accompanying galleries of which extend as forest tongues partly down to its bank, the stream continues to flow northeast and emerges behind the last gallery, at the first house in the Sulzbach district of Schleißweiler, at around 185  m above sea level. NHN into the wide valley of the Murr. For the last few hundred meters, the Eschelbach runs in the soft area of ​​the hamlet, crosses under the Waiblingen – Schwäbisch Hall-Hessental railway line and finally flows below 275  m above sea level. NHN from the left into the upper Murr , which here runs west-northwest from Murrhardt to Sulzbach.

Catchment area

The catchment area of ​​the Eschelbach covers 4.8 km², which are mainly in the natural area of Murrhardter Wald and with the significantly smaller portion, namely only the tip of the mouth wedge, in the natural area of Murrtal , which are both parts of the Swabian-Franconian Forest . In the longest stretch from its southwest corner on the summit of the Zollstock in the southwest a little above the Eschelbach spring to the mouth at its northeastern tip, it measures about 3.6 km, across it from the Springstein summit in the southeast to a flatter field crest in the highland island around Sulzbach- Ittenberg 2.5 km.

The highest watershed runs on the south side between Springstein ( 532.5  m above sea level ) in the south-east and Zollstock ( 543.7  m above sea level ) in the south-west, behind it the Brüdenbach collects the precipitation and leads it over the Weißach of the middle Murr to. Beyond the western watershed, which extends from the folding rule to an only 478  m above sea level. NHN high Kuppe near Ittenberg, mainly Eichelbach and further up Reichenbach flow westwards to the middle Murr near the hamlet of Reichenbach in the municipality of Oppenweiler . The northern one runs in the area around Sulzbach and so close to the Murrtalrand that it only reaches short inflows from the border. The eastern basin boundary then runs from the mouth to return to the Spring stone summit, here is the Entwöässerungsgebiet soon reaches already of the upward Murr achieved in Murrhardt Hörschbachs on.

About three quarters of the area is forested. The upland portion is divided into - sorted by descending proportion - the height clearing island around Sulzbach- Ittenberg to the left of the upper Ittenberger Bach , the open valley floor and the lower slopes of the lower valley including the Murrtal portion, the height clearing island around Murrhardt- Siebenknie and finally to the clearing around the Sulzbacher Eschelhof . The agricultural areas on the plateau and in the Murrtal are predominantly fields, while there are more meadows and trees in the open Untertal. The only settlement areas in the catchment area are the hamlet of Ittenberg (whole), the individual property - today Wanderheim - Eschelhof (whole) and the hamlet of Siebenknie (only a few houses) on the plateau and the hamlet of Schleißweiler (about half) in the Murrtal. The small town of Murrhardt has an area share of almost one sixth on the eastern edge, around 1 hectare of forest in the very south belongs to the municipality of Auenwald , the large remainder of around 4.0 km² belongs to the municipality of Sulzbach an der Murr. The population is sparse.

Tributaries and lakes

List of tributaries and RiverIcon-SmallLake.svglakes from source to mouth. Length of water, lake area, catchment area and altitude according to the corresponding layers on the LUBW online map. Other sources for the information are noted.

Origin of the Eschelbach at about 530  m above sea level. NHN at the beginning of a blade , rip to the northeast the lower slopes of the ruler 543.7  m above sea level. NHN down to the clearing around the Sulzbacher Eschelhof .

  • RiverIcon-SmallLake.svgFlows through between 470 and 460  m above sea level. NHN two small pre-ponds and the Eschelweiher on the southern edge of the clearing around the Eschelhof, a total of 0.6 ha. After the last north-east run again.
  • (Waldbach), from the right and south to about 430  m above sea level. NHN under the Breithalde , approx. 0.2 km and approx. 0.2 km². Arises at about 460  m above sea level. NHN in Reutewald .
  • Reutebach , from the right and south-east to about 400  m above sea level. NHN between Eschelhof and Murrhardt- Siebenknie , 0.5 km and approx. 0.2 km². Arises at about 495  m above sea level. NHN north-northwest of the Springstein summit ( 532.5  m above sea level ) on the edge of the forest path. Along this tributary, the border to the town of Murrhardt runs to the right of the creek bed into the valley and then follows the Eschelbach down the valley for about 600 meters.
  • (Waldbach), from the left and west to around 380  m above sea level. NHN between Eschelhof and Siebenknie, approx. 0.5 km and approx. 0.3 km². Arises inconsistently at about 460  m above sea level. NHN northeast of the Eschelhof in the forest.
  • (Waldklingenbach), from the right and south-east to around 360  m above sea level. NHN west-northwest of Siebenknie, 0.6 km and approx. 0.2 km². Arises at about 481  m above sea level. NHN on the western edge of the clearing island at seven knees in the forest.
  • (Waldhangbach), from the right and southeast to less than 350  m above sea level. NHN northwest of Siebenknie, 0.4 km and approx. 0.1 km². Rises from the mountain well at about 465  m above sea level. NHN on the north-western edge of the Siebenknier clearing island.
  • (Waldhangbach), from the right and southeast to about 317  m above sea level. NHN at the beginning of the valley open to the Murr, approx. 0.4 km and less than 0.1 km². Rises from a source at over 445  m above sea level. NHN north-northwest of Siebenknie on the forest slope Dörnich .
  • Ittenberger Bach , from the left and from the southwest to below 310  m above sea level. NHN approx. 0.6 km southwest of the first house in Schleissweiler, 1.9 km and approx. 1.7 km². Rises at about 475  m above sea level. NHN on the northeast slope of the Bühl ( 495.7  m above sea level ) near the water reservoir. The stream initially runs north and draws a 90 ° right curve to the confluence on the east run.
    • (Smaller source branch of the Ittenberger Bach ), from the left and west to about 405  m above sea level. NHN southeast of Ittenberg in front of the steep brook crack on its course, approx. 0.4 km and approx. 0.3 km². Arises inconsistently below 450  m above sea level. NHN in the southern soft area of ​​Ittenberg.
      • RiverIcon-SmallLake.svgDrains a nearby pond in the Ittenberger Weichbild left of the uppermost course at about 345  m above sea level. NHN , far below 0.1 ha.
    • (Waldklingenbach), from the left and from the northwest to about 380  m above sea level. NHN , approx. 0.4 km and approx. 0.2 km². Rises at about 440  m above sea level. NHN a little northeast of Ittenberg still in the hallway.
    • (Waldklingenbach), from the left and from the northwest to about 375  m above sea level. NHN at the valley forest path loop to the steep Obertal, approx. 0.2 km and approx. 0.1 km². Arises at about 420  m above sea level. NHN at the edge of the forest.
    • (Waldklingenbach), from the left and northwest to about 340  m above sea level. NHN , 0.5 km and approx. 0.2 km². Arises inconsistently at about 435  m above sea level. NHN in the hillside forest east of the clearing island around Ittenberg.
  • (Hangbach), from the right and south to about 300  m above sea level. NHN little before the stream crossing of a dirt road, 0.7 km and about 0.2 km². Arises at about 463  m above sea level. NHN in a group of trees north of Siebenknie. Starts and ends in the hallway and runs through central Dörnich in between .
  • (Hangbach), from the right and south-east to about 295  m above sea level. NHN below the field lane crossing mentioned above, approx. 0.4 km and approx. 0.1 km². Arises at over 370  m above sea level. NHN in the eastern forest slope Dörnich .
  • (Waldhangbach), from the right and south-southeast to about 285  m above sea level. NHN on a field lane crossing at the first building in Schleissweiler, approx. 0.5 km and approx. 0.1 km². Arises at over 370  m above sea level. NHN in the forest on a farm road parallel to the line of the line and is accompanied by a gallery up to the mouth through the hallway.

Mouth of the Eschelbach from the left and southwest to less than 275  m above sea level. NHN through Schleissweiler to the upper Murr . The stream is 4.0 km long and has a 4.8 km² catchment area.

geology

The catchment area of ​​the Eschelbach lies in the Mittelkeuper . The erosion-resistant sandstone layers of the Stubensandstein ( Löwenstein Formation ), on which the sources of the two main streams lie, are the cause of the pronounced high-surface areas. Below, on the slopes of the valley, follow one another in rapid succession: Obere Bunte Mergel ( Mainhardt Formation ), Kieselsandstein ( Hassberge Formation ), Lower Colorful Mergel ( Steigerwald Formation ) and a very narrow band of reed sandstone ( Stuttgart Formation ). The layers of marl allow the steep valley slopes to slide easily. The lowest layer that emerges is the Gipskeuper ( Grabfeld formation ), which is already reached in the two upper valleys before the confluence of the Ittenberger Bach and Eschelbach and where the Eschelbach also flows into the Murr. At its entry into the Murraue, the brook has deposited a confluence fan which has displaced the receiving water Murr, which runs in a wide strip of flood sediment, a little to the opposite slope.

Protected areas

The catchment area of ​​the Eschelbach lies in the Swabian-Franconian Forest Nature Park . An area of about 15 hectares around the Eschelhof than conservation area Eschelhof expelled ha 33 in the open Untertal as conservation area Eschelbachtal .

3.6 hectares at the southern tip of the clearing around the Eschelhof with the Eschelweiher and its wetland environment have been declared an extensive natural monument of the pond and brook bottom of the Eschelbach , as well as 0.2 hectares at an abandoned sandstone quarry south of Ittenberg as a natural monument for the former Stubensandsteinbruch and 0.7 hectares with a near-natural ash and alder ravine forest directly in front of the entrance of the Eschelbach to the natural monument primeval ash and alder ravine forest .

In the forest blades of Eschelbach and its tributaries, near-natural biotopes on the stream and on the marly slopes follow the watercourses; in addition there are the wet biotopes at the Eschelweiher and the corridors of the right lower slope with their tree galleries.

Individual evidence

LUBW

Official online waterway map with a suitable section and the layers used here: Course and catchment area of ​​the Eschelbach
General introduction without default settings and layers: State Institute for the Environment Baden-Württemberg (LUBW) ( notes )

  1. ↑ a b c Height according to the contour line image on the background layer topographic map .
  2. ↑ a b Length according to the waterway network layer ( AWGN ) .
  3. ↑ a b Catchment area according to the basic catchment area layer (AWGN) .
  4. ↑ Lake area after the layer standing waters .
  5. ↑ a b c Catchment area measured on the background layer topographic map .
  6. ^ Name of the Eschelweiher after the layer biotope of the online map server of the LUBW.
  7. ↑ a b c d e f g h i length measured on the background layer topographic map .

Other evidence

  1. ↑ Hansjörg Dongus : Geographical land survey: The natural spatial units on sheet 171 Göppingen. Federal Institute for Regional Studies, Bad Godesberg 1961. →  Online map (PDF; 4.3 MB)
  2. ↑ Geology according to the geological map given under → Literature . See - in a much coarser resolution - also on: Mapserver of the State Office for Geology, Raw Materials and Mining (LGRB) ( notes )

literature

  • Topographic map 1: 25,000 Baden-Württemberg, as single sheet No. 7023 Murrhardt
  • Geological map of the Swabian-Franconian Forest Nature Park 1: 50,000, published by the State Office for Geology, Raw Materials and Mining Baden-Württemberg, Freiburg i. Br. 2001.

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