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
Course of the Eyach (interactive map)
Location
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
Neckar
 • coordinates
48.4457°N 8.7769°E / 48.4457; 8.7769
Length50.4 km (31.3 mi) [1]
Basin size354 km2 (137 sq mi) [1]
Basin features
ProgressionNeckar→ 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 meadow

  • 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.

Mofette

In Bad Imnau carbon dioxide was found in an underground inlet to the river. Today this water is sold under the name Apollo in bottles.[3]

See also

References
  1. Map services of the Baden-Württemberg State Office for the Environment, Survey and Conservation (Landesanstalt für Umwelt, Messungen und Naturschutz Baden-Württemberg)
  2. Ministerium für Umwelt, Klima und Energiewirtschaft Baden-Württemberg: "Ausbaupotenzial der Wasserkraft bis 1.000 KW im Einzugsgebiet des Neckars unter Berücksichtigung ökologischer Bewirtschaftungsziele" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  3. Mineralwasser in german


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