Eyach (Neckar)
Eyach is a river of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It flows for 50 kilometres. It is a right tributary of the Neckar. It passes through Balingen and Haigerloch, and flows into the Neckar near Starzach.
| Eyach | |
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 Course of the Eyach (interactive map) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Neckar |
• coordinates | 48.4457°N 8.7769°E |
| Length | 50.4 km (31.3 mi) [1] |
| Basin size | 354 km2 (137 sq mi) [1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Neckar→ Rhine→ North Sea |
Geography
History
The Eyach has its source north of Pfeffingen (a district of Albstadt) at an altitude of 833 metres, only a few hundred metres from the European watershed and a tributary of the Danube, the Schmiecha, which has its source there. At Eyach at a height of 372 m from the right it flows into the Neckar. Its mean discharge at the mouth is 3.23 m³/s.[2]
Tributaries
From source to medow
- Innentalbach, right
- Buchbach, left
- Wünschtalbach, right
- Kieserstalbach
- Irrenbach
- Rohrbach
- Ochsentalbach, left
- Käsentaler Bach, right
- Meßstetter Talbach, left
- Kehlenbach, right
- Bruckbach (!), left
- (unnamed creek from the Reuten), left
- Lauterbach, left
- Steinbach, left
- Eltschbach, right
- Zerrenstallbach, left
- Hakenbach, left
- Strichgraben, left
- Schalksbach, right
- Rappentalbach, left
- Bitzgraben, right
- Grundbach, left
- Beutenbach, left
- Böllbach, right
- Hühnerbach, left
- Steinach, left
- Etzelbach, right
- Reichenbach, right
- Talgraben, left
- Kaunterbach, left
- Schnürgraben, left
- Talbach, right
- Klingenbach, right
- Talbach, right
- Mittelsbach, left
- Dietenbach, right
- Rötenbach, left
- Sulzbach, right
- Stunzach, left
- Bruckbach (!), right
- Butzengraben, left
- Laibebach, left
- Feldbach, right
- Kegelbach, left
- Kohlwaldgraben, right
Places by the river
On its almost 50 km long way to the northwest the Eyach crosses or passes through the following communities:
At Eyach or the train station Eyach, two kilometers west of the village Börstingen (a district of Starzach), the Eyach flows into the Neckar.
See also
References
- Map services of the Baden-Württemberg State Office for the Environment, Survey and Conservation (Landesanstalt für Umwelt, Messungen und Naturschutz Baden-Württemberg)
- Ministerium für Umwelt, Klima und Energiewirtschaft Baden-Württemberg: Archived [Date missing] at um.baden-wuerttemberg.de [Error: unknown archive URL]