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Erlenbach (Speyerbach)

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Location
  
Rhineland-Palatinate

Length
  
5 km

Mouth
  
Speyerbach

Basin size
  
596 km (230 sq mi)

Basin area
  
596 km²

Country
  
Germany

Main source
  
the Eschkopf, 460 m (1,510 ft)

River mouth
  
Confluence with Speyerbach at Speyerbrunn, 295 m (968 ft)

Progression
  
Speyerbach → Rhine → North Sea

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.

Map of Erlenbach, Germany

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.

References

Erlenbach (Speyerbach) Wikipedia