Sauerbach (Aal)

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The sour Bach is a stream in Welland in eels in eastern Baden- Württemberg. From its confluence with the Eel Rombach arises.

Course

The Sauerbach arises in the triangle of Aalen- Rauburr Aalen- Rauental and Essingen - Oberkolbenhof from the confluence of several, sometimes only temporarily water-bearing trenches and returns very soon to the south. The top loud topographic map point constant water flow is at about 496 m above sea level. NN. The creek flows east closely past Essingen - forestry and increases from right to Forstbach on. After not quite half its length he goes to the train station of Essingen, a large clay pit leaving on his right hand, permanently its direction and flows as mostly begradigtes, small steps waters edge in front of the escarpment towards the east-northeast.

From the left and from the north soon reach him the Katzenbach and a little later, already on Aalen's territory at Sauerbach, from the right of Erlenbach. He then separates Aalen- Hofherrenweiler in the north of a large industrial area in the south and flows a little later on the Aalen Dürr meadows at 435 meters above sea level. NN, for a total distance of about 6.5 km, with the north coming Rombach together, whereby the eel is created.

The catchment area of ​​Sauer Bach's borders in the east and northeast of the Rombach, compete in the northwest of the current flowing to the Lein Laubach, in the west and southwest, the upper Rems and their tributaries. To the south lies the heavily karstified Alb plateau that is drained to the southeast of several karst springs which feed the stove top.

In the last quarter of its course the sour stream flows on Aalen's district, above it through the territory of Essingen, two very short sections of high except in the upper reaches, where hand over two narrow projections of the district border of eels a little way across the stream.

Until his turn to the east-northeast at Essinger station accompany the creek the L 1080, then the B 29 and the Rems Railway Stuttgart- Aalen.

Inflows

Origin of the Sauer Bach between Essingen - Oberkolbenhof and the High Street in the north in the Mark box to about 495 m above sea level. NN.

• Forstbach, from right in Essingen Forestry, 0.781 km.
• Katzenbach, left at Essingen - Schelhoppen, 1.897 km and 1.311 km ². Built to the east of Aalen- Sandberg. Dick Wood Creek, from the right, 0.599 km. A result of Essingen - Schnaitberg.

• Gänsbach, from right, 0.606 km. Arises north of Schrade Mountain.
• Geißwiesenbach, from right, 0.654 km. Arises in Zangfeld west of Essingen - Dauerwang.
• Osterbuch ditch from the right, 1.972 km. Runs through Dauerwang.

The confluence of the Sauer Bach from the right and west on the Dürr meadows in Aalen with the Rombach for eel at about 435 m above sea level. NN. The stream here is 6.453 km long and has a catchment area of ​​12.858 km ² behind.