Eifa (Schwalm)

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The Eifa, also called Eifabach, is about 10.9 km long, right-sided or eastern tributary of the Schwalm in Osthessischen highlands in central Hessen Vogelsberg district and is part of the river system and catchment area of ​​the river Weser.

Course

The Eifa rises in Ottrauer Bergland, a part of the Fulda- Haune panel Lands in Osthessischen mountain country between Knüllgebirge in the north- northeast and south-southwest in the Vogelsberg. Your source is about 4 km south-southeast of Alsfeld Eifa village in the valley between Auersberg ( 500.5 m above sea level, . Nature reserve) in the east, the main carbon in the south and the Brunkelsberg ( 454.8 ( 480.4 m above sea level. ) m above sea level. NN ) in the west to about 381 m altitude.

Initially, flows the Eifa that runs predominantly north-west, to the north by the Ottrauer Bergland, being the first time the former railway line Niederaula - Alsfeld crosses under somewhat below its origin, and then to carry along their route and their renewed drive under to and through Eifa. In the village where it is bridged by the federal highway 62, it bends to the west. After the next bridge of the former railway line and also after passing under the motorway 5 it passes the " Höllhof " (also called " Hellhof ").

Finally, the Eifa something after passing under the highway 254 and, after overcoming of about 140 m difference in altitude leads to about 241 m above sea level. NN approximately 150 m east of Alsfeld core city in there and channeled from the south inflow Schwalm Eder.

Catchment and inflows

The catchment area of ​​27.41 km ² comprises Eifa. Its tributaries include with orographic mapping (l = left side, R = right side), river length, Mündungsort with Eifabachkilometer and - if known - catchment ( downstream considered ):

  • When Bach ( l, 2.2 miles), above Eifa (near km 7.2), 2.167 km ²
  • Grethe Bach (r; 1.5 km) in Eifa (near km 5.95), 3.28 km ²
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