Polenz (river)

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Polenz
Polenztal003.jpg
The Polenz valley immediately above the Lusatian Fault
Location
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationin Saxony
 • elevationca. 380 m above sea level (NN)
Mouth 
 • location
confluence with the Sebnitz at Lachsbach near Porschdorf
 • coordinates
50°56′35″N 14°08′06″E / 50.943148°N 14.135120°E / 50.943148; 14.135120
 • elevation
ca. 150 m above sea level (NN)
Length31.3 km (19.4 mi)[1]
Basin size104 km2 (40 sq mi)[1]
Discharge 
 • location[2]
 • average1.1 m³/s
Basin features
ProgressionLachsbach→ Elbe→ North Sea
Landmarks
Navigableno

The Polenz is the right-hand, smaller headstream of the Lachsbach in the German state of Saxony. Its lower course flows through the western Elbe Sandstone Mountains in a canyon-like valley.

Geography[]

The Polenz rises from nine springs on the German-Czech border between the villages of Langburkersdorf and  [cz] (Neudörfel). The springs are located southwest of the 461 m high Roubený (Raupenberg) mainly on German territory and unite at a height of 363 m above sea level. The upper reaches of the Polenz form the natural boundary between the forest land  [de] and the Saxon Switzerland.

Tributaries[]

The most important tributaries of the Polenz are the:

  • Laubbach, Langburkersdorf
  • Schluckenbach, Neustadt in Sachsen
  • Lohbach, Neustadt in Sachsen
  • Flemigbach, Polenz
  • Rückersdorfer Bach, below Polenz
  • Cunnersdorfer Bach, by the Bock Mill
  • Goldflüßchen, at the Heeselicht Mill
  • Bärenhohlflüßchen, above the Rußig Mill
  • Schindergraben, at Hockstein
  • Tiefergrundbach, at the Frinzthal Mill

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Topographische Karte 1:25,000
  2. ^ The regional drainage of the catchment areas of the Polenz and Sebnitz at the Porschdorf am Lachsbach gauge is 11.3 L/s km². That gives an average for the Polenz, with its catchment area of 104 km², of about 1.1 m³/s
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