Waldbach (Schwalbach)

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Waldbach
Waldbach, shortly before the confluence with the Sauerbornsbach to the Schwalbach

Waldbach, shortly before the confluence with the Sauerbornsbach to the Schwalbach

Data
Water code DE : 2489822
River system Rhine
Drain over Schwalbach  → Sulzbach  → Nidda  → Main  → Rhine  → North Sea
source in the Voraunus , south of Königstein - Mammolshain
50 ° 10 ′ 17 ″  N , 8 ° 28 ′ 53 ″  E
Source height approx.  326  m above sea level NN
confluence in the city of Schwalbach with the Sauerbornsbach to the Schwalbach Coordinates: 50 ° 8 '52 "  N , 8 ° 32' 11"  E 50 ° 8 '52 "  N , 8 ° 32' 11"  E
Mouth height approx.  132  m above sea level NN
Height difference approx. 194 m
Bottom slope approx. 38 ‰
length 5.1 km
Catchment area 5.094 km²
Discharge A Eo : 5.094 km² at the mouth

 MQ
Mq
 		38.3 l / s
7.5 l / (s km²)

The Waldbach is the 5 km long right source brook of the Schwalbach in Hesse ( Germany ).

geography

course

The Waldbach rises in the Vordertaunus south of Königstein - Mammolshain . The source area extends in a forest area , which is located in a drinking water protection zone. The upper reaches of the Waldbach is also called Lotterbach. At first it flows south. To the right of him is the Ginzig state forest with its old chestnut trees . In its further course, the forest stream leaves the Hubertushöhe behind it on the left. From there the forest gives way to a meadow landscape. The forest stream now runs right through the fauna-flora-habitat meadows in the sweet green . In the protected area , spacious orchards , wet meadows and floodplains alternate. After leaving the protection zone, the stream flows around the Bad Soden- Neuenhain district in a slight curve from the east . At the steel well , the forest stream swings in a south-easterly direction. It crosses the boundary of Bad Soden and now flows along the western edge of the town of Schwalbach . After crossing under the S3 S-Bahn line , the stream reaches the core area of ​​Schwalbach. It runs parallel to the Pfingstbrunnenstraße and then flows into the Schwalbach southwest of the main street .

Nidda river system

Localities

The villages on the Schwalbach include (viewed downstream):

Creature

The Waldbachtal is a varied biotope . In the northern forest areas there is an old tree population with numerous nesting and shelter options for birds and small mammals . The orchards, hedges and meadows to the south provide an ideal habitat for numerous birds, reptiles , amphibians and insects , including rare species such as the little owl and blue-black antblue .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Topographic Map 1: 25,000 and Google Earth
  2. ↑ Water map service of the Hessian Ministry for the Environment, Climate Protection, Agriculture and Consumer Protection ( information )
  3. ↑ Appendix to “The names of the waters of the Main-Taunus-Kreis”, Marieluise Petran-Belschner, Rad und Sparren, 1990 - issue 18
  4. ↑ Care concept of sweet chestnuts (sweet chestnut) in Königstein im Taunus  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 853 kB)@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / schneidhain.de  
  5. ↑ Landscape plan UVF, December 2000  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 2.8 MB)@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.planungsverband.de  

Picture gallery

  • Waldbachquelle

  • Waldbach im Ginzig

  • Forest stream in the orchards near Neuenhain

  • edged forest stream

  • Waldbach just before Schwalbach

Web links

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