Eula (river)

Eula
The Eula near Kitzscher
Location Saxony,  Germany
Physical characteristics
Main source Near Geithain-Wickershain
255 m
51°01′43″N 12°42′47″E / 51.0285°N 12.7131°E / 51.0285; 12.7131Coordinates: 51°01′43″N 12°42′47″E / 51.0285°N 12.7131°E / 51.0285; 12.7131
River mouth Into the Wyhra near Großzössen
132 m
51°09′16″N 12°27′33″E / 51.1545°N 12.4592°E / 51.1545; 12.4592
Length 31 km
Discharge
  • Location:
    at Kesselshain 1 gauge[1]
  • Minimum rate:
    Record low: 0 l/s (in 11.03.1972)
    Average low: 141 l/s
  • Average rate:
    909 l/s
  • Maximum rate:
    Average high: 9.15 m³/s
    Record high: 42.8 m³/s (in 28.09.2010)
Basin features
Progression Wyhra→ Pleiße→ White Elster→ Saale→ Elbe→ North Sea
Basin size 171 km² [2]
Landmarks

The Eula is a tributary of the River Wyhra in northwestern Saxony in Germany. It has a length of 31 kilometres and a catchment area of about 171 km².[2]

Course

The Oberfürstenteich pond in Geithain, through which the Eula flows
The Eula near Beucha

The Eula rises in the Eulawäldchen ("Little Eula Wood") south of the Geithain parish of Wickershain. It crosses the municipality of Geithain, flowing through the lido of Oberfürstenteich. Beyond Geithain it collects the Salzbach from the left and the Kalkbach from the right. After passing through Niedergräfenhain, Frauendorf and Hermsdorf it reaches Prießnitz. Here it is joined from the right by the Frankenheimer Bach and the Little (Kleine) Eula. Next it flows through Flößberg and Beucha to Kitzscher, collecting the Heinersdorfer Bach and Steingrundbach before reaching Beucha.

Whilst the Eula has been straightened for long stretches, there is a near natural reach between Beucha and Kitzscher with meanders, sand banks and kolks.

After collecting the Jordanbach in Kitzscher it turns from its hitherto predominantly northwesterly course to head in a southwestern to western direction. Flowing past Braußwig, Dittmannsdorf and Eula, where since 2009[3] it has once more flowed for half a kilometre on its old, winding riverbed, the river passes under the B 95 federal road. It then continues between Haubitz and the Witznitz Storage Basin and after 31 kilometres empties near Großzössen into the Wyhra, which then reaches its confluence with the Pleiße after just two more kilometres.

Tributaries

  • Salzbach
  • Kalkbach
  • Frankenheimer Bach
  • Kleine Eula
  • Heinersdorfer Bach
  • Steingrundbach
  • Jordanbach

Villages on the Eula

  • Wickershain (Geithain)
  • Geithain
  • Niedergräfenhain (Geithain)
  • Frauendorf (Frohburg)
  • Hermsdorf (Frohburg)
  • Prießnitz (Frohburg)
  • Flößberg (Frohburg)
  • Beucha (Bad Lausick)
  • Kitzscher
  • Braußwig (Kitzscher)
  • Dittmannsdorf (Kitzscher)
  • Eula (Borna)
  • Haubitz (Borna)
  • Großzössen (Neukieritzsch)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Hydrologisches Handbuch: Teil 3 - Gewässerkundliche Hauptwerte" (PDF, 637 kB). Freistaat Sachsen - Landesamt für Umwelt und Geologie. p. 96. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  2. 1 2 HWSK Whyra / Eula im RB Leipzig Anlage 10.7 Gefahrenkarte Stadt Bad Lausick Ortslage Beucha, Seite 4, Staatliches Umweltfachamt Leipzig, Landestalsperrenverwaltung des Freistaates Sachsen, Talsperrenmeisterei Untere Pleiße, April 2005, at: umwelt.sachsen.de (pdf, German, 69.6 kB)
  3. ↑ Anforderung der Wasserrahmenrichtlinie an die Entwicklung der Gewässer – Prozess der Maßnahmenumsetzung in Sachsen Landesdirektion Leipzig, Oktober 2011, Auf: iws.htwk-leipzig.de (pdf; 9.8 MB)
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