Spiegelbach
| Spiegelbach | |
|---|---|
 Spiegelbach splits away from Quiech north of Ottersheim | |
| Country | Germany |
| States | Southern Palatinate |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source |
Weir splitting Spiegelbach off of Queich, north of Ottersheim 122 m (400 ft) 49°12′33.26″N 8°14′13.19″E / 49.2092389°N 8.2369972°E |
| River mouth |
Confluence with Rhine, southwest of Sondernheim, 100 m (330 ft) 49°11′6.25″N 8°20′43.76″E / 49.1850694°N 8.3454889°ECoordinates: 49°11′6.25″N 8°20′43.76″E / 49.1850694°N 8.3454889°E |
| Length | 9.2 km (5.7 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rhine→ North Sea |
| Basin size | 54.592 km2 (21.078 sq mi) |
The Spiegelbach is a river in the southern Palatinate. It arises as a diversion of the Queich, which rises in the Palatinate forest, and thus has no separate source. It flows into the Rhine at Sondernheim.
After a devastating flood in 1745, in which the mills on the Altbach and Brühlgraben were flooded, it was decided to create a diversion from the Queich towards Bellheim, in order to provide the newly built mills with a steady supply of water. From the weir on the boundary of the districts Ottersheim and Knittelsheim, the Spiegelbach flows 9.2 kilometres (5.7 mi) before reaching the Old Rhine at Sondernheim.
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