Floßbach (Eckbach)

Floßbach
Immediately after re-naturalisation: The Floßbach northeast of Dirmstein (uppermost of 3 retention basins)
Location	Germany Rhineland-Palatinate Anterior Palatinate
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°E / 49.5645028; 8.1688444Coordinates: 49°33′52″N 8°10′08″E / 49.5645028°N 8.1688444°E / 49.5645028; 8.1688444
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 / 49.5623167; 8.2628361
Progression	Eckbach → Rhine → North Sea
River system	Rhine
Basin size	18.764 km²
Landmarks	Small towns: Grünstadt Villages: Obersülzen, Dirmstein
Population	16,800
Tributaries	Left: Stream from a hillock near the German Wine Road Right: Sausenheimer Graben
Waterbodies	Reservoirs: On the lower course are three retention basins for times of heavy precipitation
Physical characteristics
Length	8.1 km

Germany

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.