Eichelbach (Nidda)
The Eichelbach is a river of Hesse, Germany. It is a tributary of the Nidda, 18 kilometres (11 mi) long.
Geography
Course
The Eichelbach has its source in Vogelsberg, north of the Hoherodskopfes and east of the town Schotten-Breungeshain. It discharges into the Nidda river at the town of Nidda. Since the summer of 2009 a retention basin is being built upstream from Eichelsdorf by the Nidda water board, with a capacity of 390,000 cubic metres (320 acre⋅ft), to protect the villages on the Eichelbach and the Nidda.
Villages
The Eichelbach flows through the following villages:
- Breungeshain
- Busenbornn
- Eschenrod
- Wingershausen
- Eichelsachsen
- Eichelsdorf
Tributaries
- Eckardsbach (Waidbach) (left)
- Schandwiesenbach (left)
Water quality
The water quality of the Eichelback is deemed good.
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eichelbach (Nidda).
- Hessisches Landesamt für Naturschutz, Umwelt und Geologie: Retentionskataster für das Flußgebiet des Eichelbach (PDF-Datei; 653 kB)