Buxach (Iller)

Buxach
Buxach in Buxach, Memmingen
Country Germany
Location Bavaria
Physical characteristics
Main source at Kronburg
about 700 metres (2,300 ft) above NN
River mouth Iller at Buxheim
573 metres (1,880 ft) above NN
47°59′57″N 10°07′20″E / 47.9991°N 10.1222°E / 47.9991; 10.1222Coordinates: 47°59′57″N 10°07′20″E / 47.9991°N 10.1222°E / 47.9991; 10.1222
Length 16.7 km (10.4 mi) [1]
Basin features
Progression Iller→ Danube→ Black Sea

Buxach is a river of Bavaria, Germany.

The Buxbach is a right tributary of the Iller and about 16.7 kilometres (10.4 mi) long. Its source is southeast of the municipality of Kronburg, near the Einöde Heißenschwende. The Buxach is straightened only few places in Hart and Buxach (two districts of Memmingen), most of its course it flows freely. The river banks are surrounded by forests and villages as well as meadows. The Buxach feeds the Buxheimer Weiher, a reservoir north of Buxheim. The water of the Buxheimer Weiher does not flow back into the Buxach, but into the Reutenbach. The Buxach itself flows west from Buxheim on the Illerstadion into the Iller.

In former times, the Buxach also feed the Memminger municipal pond southward of Hart. The pond was drained around 1900, today still the name of the street "Am Stadtweiher" ("at the municipal pond") is a reminder. Especially in Hart and Buxach, the river was used for the industry. In Hart, there was a copper hammer operated by the Buxach, and several mills and copper hammers existed in Buxach. At the east of Kronburg, an oil mill was operated.

At Buxheim, west of the pond Buxheimer Weiher, the river Reutenbach diverges from the Buxach. Only very little water flows through that direct connection; the Reutenbach is mostly fed by the outflow of the Buxheimer Weiher, which is 200 meters (660 ft) away. The Reutenbach flows northwards through Buxheim and feeds a fish pond near Egelsee (district of Memmingen), then also flows into the river Iller. The mouth of the Reutenbach in the Iller is about 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) north from the mouth of the Buxach.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Complete table of the Bavarian Waterbody Register by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment (xls, 10.3 MB)
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