Lache (Kinzig)

Typical flow pattern in the Bulau between Hanau and Erlensee

The pool is a good 12 km long, left-sided or southeast tributary of the Kinzig in the Main- Kinzig district, in Hesse. From the source to below the village Niederrodenbach it bears the name Rodenbach.

Geography

Course

The Rodenbach springs southeast of Oberrodenbach on the western foothills of the Hessian Spessart. It flows through first roughly in west northwesterly direction, the two districts of Upper and Lower Rodenbach, Rodenbach community. West of Niederrodenbach he enters the Auewaldgebiet the Bulau. From here, the Rodenbach is called a pool. The separation will only appear on official maps since 1956 and probably goes back to an error. In previous works only various side and backwaters of the Kinzig were called laughter.

The river divides the lower reaches due to the low gradient and slow flow velocity in several strongly meandering arms which strive to Kinzig. He passed some well-preserved sections of the Upper Germanic - Rhaetian Limes and leads eventually to the west of the Hanauer Kreuz (A 45 / A 66 ) in the Kinzig.

Towns

The villages at the pool / on the Rodenbach are:

• Oberrodenbach
• Niederrodenbach
• Erlensee - Rückingen
• Hanau

Data and character

The pool is a siliceous low mountain. Your above-ground catchment area covers an area of ​​2008.31 ha The upper and middle reaches has a slightly eventful relief and is determined by forests, meadows and pastures. In the lower reaches of the pool flows through a larger coherent Auewaldgebiet. The Average discharge ( MQ ) is 138 l / s