Rohrach (Iller)

Cliffs in the gorge near Altusried - Staubers

Weir at Staubers

The Rohrach is a 15.8 km-long, left or southern tributary of the river Iller in the districts of Upper and Lower Allgäu region of Bavaria.

Course

The Rohrach rises on the eastern edge of the forest Kürnacher approximately 700 m northeast of Mount Dürrer Unterbichl (also called Dürrer Buhl, about 1077 m above sea level. ) And about 500 m north-northwest of Mount Blender ( 1072.3 m above sea level. ). Your source is located south of Wiggen Bacher hamlet storage roof. Beneath its origin, it forms the small Rohrachklamm with steep slopes and rock walls.

On their way towards the north-northwest crossing the Rohrach - apart from lying in the upper reaches Wiggensbach - especially agricultural land, wetlands and forests. On his last kilometer of the river forms the border between the provinces of Upper and Lower Allgäu Allgäu. North of the hydroelectric power plant Fluhmühle opens the Rohrach in the Danube - Iller Creek.

Water wheels

Once, almost twenty water wheels spun on the banks of Rohrach, provided the power for sawmills, grain mills and bone ramming mills.

Photos

Sawmill in Staubers