Polenz

Polenz
The Polenz valley immediately above the Lusatian Fault
Country Germany
Physical characteristics
Main source in Saxony
ca. 380 m above sea level (NN)
River mouth confluence with the Sebnitz at Lachsbach near Porschdorf
ca. 150 m above sea level (NN)
50°56′35″N 14°08′06″E / 50.943148°N 14.135120°E / 50.943148; 14.135120
Length 31.3 km [1]
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    1.1 m³/s
Basin features
Progression Lachsbach→ Elbe→ North Sea
Basin size 104 km² [1]
Landmarks
Navigable nein

The Polenz is the right-hand, smaller headstream of the Lachsbach in the German state of Saxony. Its lower course flows through the western Elbe Sandstone Mountains in a canyon-like valley.

Geography

The Polenz rises from nine springs on the German-Czech border between the villages of Langburkersdorf and Nová Víska (Neudörfel). The springs are located southwest of the 461 m high Roubený (Raupenberg) mainly on German territory and unite at a height of 363 m above sea level. The upper reaches of the Polenz form the natural boundary between the Hohwald and Saxon Switzerland.

Tributaries

The most important tributaries of the Polenz are the:

  • Laubbach, Langburkersdorf
  • Schluckenbach, Neustadt in Sachsen
  • Lohbach, Neustadt in Sachsen
  • Flemigbach, Polenz
  • Rückersdorfer Bach, below Polenz
  • Cunnersdorfer Bach, by the Bock Mill
  • Goldflüßchen, at the Heeselicht Mill
  • Bärenhohlflüßchen, above the Rußig Mill
  • Schindergraben, at Hockstein
  • Tiefergrundbach, at the Frinzthal Mill

References

  1. 1 2 Topographische Karte 1:25,000
  2. ↑ The regional drainage of the catchment areas of the Polenz and Sebnitz at the Porschdorf am Lachsbach gauge is 11.3 l/s km². That gives an average for the Polenz, with its catchment area of 104 km², of about 1.1 m³/s
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