Mehrbach

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Mehrbach
Mehren Mehrbach 01.jpg
The Mehrbach near Mehren in the Westerwald
Location
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
Reference no.DE: 27164
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationNorth of Werkhausen
 • coordinates50°44′24″N 7°32′23″E / 50.740133°N 7.539617°E / 50.740133; 7.539617Coordinates: 50°44′24″N 7°32′23″E / 50.740133°N 7.539617°E / 50.740133; 7.539617
 • elevationca. 319 m above sea level (NHN)
Mouth 
 • location
Near into the Wied
 • coordinates
50°37′02″N 7°27′05″E / 50.617277°N 7.451332°E / 50.617277; 7.451332
 • elevation
ca. 152 m above sea level (NHN)
Length22.944 km (14.257 mi)[1]
Basin size65.868 km2 (25.432 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
ProgressionWied→ Rhine→ North Sea
20160116 Mehren 2.JPG
The Mehrbach looking towards Mehren

The Mehrbach is a river, 23-kilometre-long (14 mi) long, and a tributary of the Wied. Its GKZ is 27164, its catchment has an area of 65.868 km2 (25.432 sq mi).[1]

Course[]

The Mehrbach rises in the north of the Westerwald, north of Werkhausen, in the vicinity of the border between Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia, and flows in a southerly direction. On its way to the Wied it initially crosses the territories of Werkhausen, Hasselbach and Forstmehren. It then forms the boundary between the parishes of Ersfeld and Kraam and flows through the village of Mehren in a southerly direction. South of Hirz-Maulsbach to its confluence, the Mehrbach forms the boundary between the districts of Neuwied on the right and Altenkirchen on the left, apart from a break near  [de]. In Neuwied the Mehrbach flows through the municipality of Asbach with its parishes and hamlets of  [de],  [de],  [de],  [de],  [de] and  [de]; in the district of Altenkirchen it passes through the municipalities of Kescheid and Rott.[2]

Its left hand tributaries are (from the source) the Werkhausener Bach, the Weyerbuscher Bach and the Ahlbach. Its right bank tributaries are the streams of (called the Scherenbach near its source and also called the Peschbach near Ersfeld), Friesbach, Maulsbach, Hirzbach and Krumbach.[2]

From the hamlet of Dasbach to its mouth the Mehrbach flows through the Rhine-Westerwald Nature Park.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Geoexplorer of the Rhineland-Palatinate Water Authority (Wasserwirtschaftsverwaltung Rheinland-Pfalz)
  2. ^ a b Landschaftsinformationssystem der Naturschutzverwaltung Rhineland-Palatinate
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