Lachsbach

Lachsbach
Location Saxon Switzerland, Saxony,  Germany
Physical characteristics
Main source Start: Confluence of the Sebnitz and the Polenz near Porschdorf
142 m above sea level (NHN)
50°56′36″N 14°08′06″E / 50.9432°N 14.1349°E / 50.9432; 14.1349Coordinates: 50°56′36″N 14°08′06″E / 50.9432°N 14.1349°E / 50.9432; 14.1349
River mouth Near Wendischfähre into the Elbe
127.8 m above sea level (NHN)
50°55′26″N 14°07′48″E / 50.9238°N 14.1299°E / 50.9238; 14.1299
Length 3.0 km (1.9 mi), with the Polenz 34.3 km (21.3 mi) [1]
Discharge
  • Location:
    at Porschdorf I gauge
  • Minimum rate:
    Average low: 860 l/s
  • Average rate:
    3.02 m³/s
  • Maximum rate:
    Average high: 30.8 m³/s
Basin features
Progression Elbe→ North Sea
Basin size 269 km² [1]

The Lachsbach, also called the Rathmannsdorfer Bach, is the largest, right-hand tributary of the Elbe in Saxon Switzerland.

Geography

The Lachsbach is formed by the merger of its headstreams, the Sebnitz (left, about half the size) and Polenz (right, rather longer) in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains near Porschdorf. The combined confluence section of the two rivers was first recorded in 1543 as die beyde wasser ("the two waters"), a description no longer common today. After only 3 kilometres, the Lachsbach empties into the Elbe above Prossen's winter port near Wendischfähre.

References

  1. 1 2 1:25.000 topographical map
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