Wielenbach (Lech)

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Wielenbach
Wielenbach with alluvial forest in the estuary

Wielenbach with alluvial forest in the estuary

Data
Water code DE : 12578
location Weilheim-Schongau district , Upper Bavaria , Bavaria , Germany
River system Lech
Drain over Lech  → Danube  → Black Sea
source about 0.7 km south of Feistenau
47 ° 48 ′ 52 ″  N , 11 ° 1 ′ 47 ″  E
Source height 752  m above sea level NHN
muzzle about 1.1 km north of Finsterau from the right in the Lech coordinates: 47 ° 50 '52 "  N , 10 ° 55' 34"  E 47 ° 50 '52 "  N , 10 ° 55' 34"  E
Mouth height 659  m above sea level NHN
Height difference 93 m
Bottom slope 6.3 ‰
length 14.8 km
Catchment area 31.67 km²

The Wielenbach is an approximately 15 km long right tributary of the Lech in the Upper Bavarian district of Weilheim-Schongau .

Upper course

The Wielenbach rises in a hilly moraine landscape about 700 m south of Feistenau at an altitude of 752 m.

From its source, the Wielenbach forms the border between the communities of Peiting and Wessobrunn .

course

The Wielenbach runs continuously in a north-westerly direction through the Schongau Forest.

First it takes the Schleicherbach from the left, then the Höllgraben from the left. This is followed by the Wieselbach from the right and finally the Steinigbach from the right south of Kronholz .

Finally, the Wielenbach flows about a kilometer north of Finsterau from the right into the Lech below Lech barrage 7 - Finsterau at 659  m above sea level. NHN .

The 16.1 km long Wielenbach flows about 93 meters below its origin and thus has a mean bed gradient of about 6 ‰.

Tributaries

  • Schleicherbach (left)
  • Höllgraben (left)
  • Wieselbach (right)
  • Steinigbach (right)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ List of waters LFU Bavaria. Accessed January 31, 2019 .
  2. ^ BayernAtlas. Accessed January 30, 2019 .