Odenbach (Glan)
| Odenbach | |
|---|---|
| Location |
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| Reference no. | DE: 25468 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | South of Schneckenhausen near the hamlet of Sonnenhof ca. 332 m above sea level (NHN) 49°32′1.20″N 7°44′39.60″E / 49.5336667°N 7.7443333°ECoordinates: 49°32′1.20″N 7°44′39.60″E / 49.5336667°N 7.7443333°E |
| River mouth | In Odenbach from the right into the Glan ca. 152 m above sea level (NHN) 49°40′58.29″N 7°38′58.73″E / 49.6828583°N 7.6496472°E |
| Length | 22.72 km |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Glan→ Nahe→ Rhine→ North Sea |
| Basin size | 85.956 km² |
The Odenbach is a 22.7-kilometre-long orographically right bank tributary of the Glan in the counties of Kaiserslautern and Kusel in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
The Odenbach rises about 8 km north of Kaiserslautern in the North Palatine Uplands near the hamlet of Sonnenhof. It flows – mainly in a north-northwesterly direction – through the municipalities of Schneckenhausen, Schallodenbach and Niederkirchen in the county of Kaiserslautern and through Hefersweiler, Reipoltskirchen, Ginsweiler and Adenbach in the county of Kusel, before emptying into the Glan in the eponymous village of Odenbach after a distance of just under 23 kilometres.
The catchment of the Odenbach covers an area of 85.956 km² and consist of 50% arable land, 25.6% pasture, 20.2% woodland and 4.2% settlements.
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The most important tributary of the Odenbach is the Nußbach, which alone drains 21% of the catchment of the Odenbach. The other streams have a catchment of less than 10 km².
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