Floßbach | |
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Immediately after re-naturalisation:
The Floßbach northeast of Dirmstein (uppermost of 3 retention basins) |
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Location | |
Reference no. | DE: 239166 |
Basin features | |
Main source |
Confluence: of the Stadtbächen and the Landgraben in the east of Grünstadt 164 m above sea level (NHN) At the confluence 49°33′52″N 8°10′08″E / 49.5645028°N 8.1688444°ECoordinates: 49°33′52″N 8°10′08″E / 49.5645028°N 8.1688444°E |
River mouth | In Dirmstein from the left into the Eckbach 100 m above sea level (NHN) 49°33′44″N 8°15′46″E / 49.5623167°N 8.2628361°E |
Progression | Eckbach → Rhine → North Sea |
River system | Rhine |
Basin size | 18.764 km² |
Landmarks |
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Population | 16,800 |
Tributaries |
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Waterbodies | Reservoirs: On the lower course are three retention basins for times of heavy precipitation |
Physical characteristics | |
Length | 8.1 km |
The Floßbach, called the Landgraben in its upper course where, to distinguish it from other streams with the , it is also qualified by being referred to as the Grünstädter or Grünstadter Landgraben, is an 8.1-kilometre-long stream and an orographically left-hand headstream of the Eckbach in the northern part of the Anterior Palatinate in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The stream runs entirely on the territory of the town of Grünstadt and the two villages of Obersülzen und Dirmstein that belong to the collective municipality of Grünstadt-Land.