Spiegelbach

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.

Spiegelbach
Spiegelbach splits away from Queich north of Ottersheim
Location
Country	Germany
States	Southern Palatinate
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Weir splitting Spiegelbach off of Queich, north of Ottersheim
• coordinates	49°12′33.26″N 8°14′13.19″E
• elevation	122 m (400 ft)
Mouth
• location	Confluence with Rhine, southwest of Sondernheim,
• coordinates	49°11′6.25″N 8°20′43.76″E
• elevation	100 m (330 ft)
Length	9.2 km (5.7 mi)
Basin size	54.592 km2 (21.078 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Rhine→ North Sea

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.