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
Physical characteristics
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
Length 8.1 km [1]
Basin features
Progression Eckbach → Rhine → North Sea
River system Rhine
Basin size 18.764 km² [1]
Landmarks
Population 16,800
Tributaries
Waterbodies Reservoirs: On the lower course are three retention basins for times of heavy precipitation

The Floßbach, called the Landgraben in its upper course where, to distinguish it from other streams with the same name, 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.

References

Literature

  • Walter Lampert (1975) (in German), 1100 Jahre Grünstadt : Ein Heimatbuch, Grünstadt: Stadtverwaltung Grünstadt 
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