Erlenbach (Speyerbach)

Erlenbach
Country Germany
Location Rhineland-Palatinate
Basin features
Main source the Eschkopf,
460 m (1,510 ft)
49°18′45″N 7°50′41″E / 49.31250°N 7.84472°E / 49.31250; 7.84472
River mouth Confluence with Speyerbach at Speyerbrunn,
295 m (968 ft)
49°20′58″N 7°52′16″E / 49.34944°N 7.87111°E / 49.34944; 7.87111Coordinates: 49°20′58″N 7°52′16″E / 49.34944°N 7.87111°E / 49.34944; 7.87111
Progression Speyerbach → Rhine → North Sea
Basin size 596 km2 (230 sq mi)
Physical characteristics
Length 5 km (3.1 mi)

The  Erlenbach  is a river in the Palatinate Forest, in the (Palatinate region of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is the strongest headwater of the Speyerbach, which is the largest river in the Anterior Palatinate.

The Erlenbach rises at a height of about 460 m on the eastern slope of the Eschkopf (609 m), hence on the eastern side of the Palatinate watershed.

If flows generally to the north and after only 5 km flows into the Speyerbach shortly after the latter's nominal spring at Speyerbrunn. Hydrologically speaking, the origin of the Erlenbach is the real origin of the Speyerbach.

The distance from the Erlenbach's spring to the Speyerbach's confluence with the Rhine is 60 km. The drainage basin of the Erlenbach/Speyerbach system measures 596 km².


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