Westerbach (Kahl)
River in Germany
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The Westerbach (German pronunciation: [ˈvɛstɐbax]) is a right tributary of the Kahl in the northern Spessart in Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany.[citation needed]
CountryGermany
Reference no.DE: 247722
locationconfluence of Querbach and Huckelheimer Bach in Huckelheim
| Westerbach | |
|---|---|
The Westerbach beneath the Klotzenmühle | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Reference no. | DE: 247722 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | confluence of Querbach and Huckelheimer Bach in Huckelheim |
| • coordinates | 50°07′39″N 9°14′27″E |
| Mouth | |
• location | in Schöllkrippen in the Kahl |
• coordinates | 50°05′10″N 9°14′41″E |
| Length | 7.2 km (4.5 mi) [1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Kahl→ Main→ Rhine→ North Sea |
It is 6.3 km (3.9 mi) long (7.2 km including Querbach) and begins at the confluence of Querbach and Huckelheimer Bach in Westerngrund. The Querbach rises in the Arzborn, a small opening in the mountainside on the Hoher Querberg, northeast of Huckelheim, near the border between Hesse and Bavaria. In Schöllkrippen the Westerbach empties in the Kahl.[citation needed]
Together with the Sommerkahl, Reichenbach and Geiselbach, the Westernbach is one of the largest tributaries of the Kahl.[citation needed]
Tributaries
- Querbach (left headstream)
- Huckelheimer Bach (right headstream)
- Hombach (right)
- Schulzengrundbach (left)
- Dörnsenbach (right)
- Herzbach (left)
- Schneppenbach (right)
- Betzenbach (right)
- The Arzborn (Spring of Querbach)
- Between Unterwestern and Schneppenbach
