Schussen

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The Schussen in Eriskircher Ried, just before its confluence with Lake Constance

The Schussen is a 62 km long tributary of Lake Constance, and thus a right tributary of the Rhine and north in the southern part of Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

  • 2.1 Durlesbach
  • 2.2 Gerbertshaus

Geography

Course

From its source near the spring lake, about a mile north of Upper Swabia Bad Schussenried where the main European watershed between the Rhine and the Danube runs, the Schussen predominantly flows southward to its mouth in Lake Constance.

The area around the shot source was already inhabited in prehistoric times. 1867 revealed there Oscar Fraas of a Paleolithic camp on.

In its upper reaches in the district of Biberach Schussen is the only flowing south to Lake River, the neighboring rivers cross the north to the Danube.

South of Aulendorf it passes through a narrow valley in the northern part of the Forest Altdorfer, the shot Tobel at Durlesbach from which she joined Mochenwangen in the wide shot pool. This was not created from the river, but is of glacial origin. There the Schussen flows past the towns of Weingarten, Ravensburg and the places Meckenbeuren and throats, before flowing around 1.5 kilometers south of Eriskirch in the field of Eriskircher Ried in Lake Constance.

Catchment area

The Schussen drains an area of approximately 815 square kilometers. It extends approximately from Bad Schussenried in the north to Bad Waldsee, Bergatreute, Wolfegg and Immenried until after Gebrazhofen in the east, by Vogt, Bodnegg and Tettnang to the estuary to the south, and from Friedrichshafen, Oberteuringen, Fronhofen and Altshausen until Bad Saulgau in the West.

Gradient

In its length of approximately 62 kilometers, the Schussen overcomes a height of 182 meters; which corresponds to an average gradient of 2.935 ‰. The strongest Gefällabschnitte it flows through the south of Bad Schussenried with a maximum of 7.8 ‰ and shot Tobel. Here the Schussen breaks through the moraine of the Singen stage and falls on a length of about nine kilometers to about 85 meters (= 8 ‰). From throats are still eight meters from Eriskirch 70 centimeters ( = 0.32 ‰), which has to overcome the Schussen in height to its mouth in Lake Constance.

Inflows

The most water-rich inflow of Schussen is Wolfegger Oh. It opens between the Baienfurter districts Binningen and bending down. From source to mouth of the Schussen takes in addition to many unnamed streams and ditches following inflows:

  • Krebsgraben ( l), in Schwaig Furter pond
  • Haslacher Bach ( l), north of Aulendorf
  • Booser Ach ( r), south of Aulendorf
  • Steinach ( l), at Wall Reute; Coming from Bad Waldsee, ⌀ 0.35 m³ / s
  • Durlesbach ( l), at Durlesbach
  • Krumbach ( r) east of Weiler
  • Ettishofer Ach ( r), east of Mountain
  • Wolfsegger Ach ( l), west of Binningen; from the western edge of the Allgäu, ⌀ 3.4 m³ / s
  • Scherzachtaler ( l), west of the vineyard; Coming from schlier, ⌀ 0.43 m³ / s
  • Flappach ( l), in Ravensburg
  • Swallow Bach ( r), west of Ravensburg city center
  • Gillenbach, even manure Bach ( r) at high cell
  • Schwarzach ( l), at Eschach; Coming from Bodnegg, ⌀ 0.51 m³ / s
  • Mühlbach (r ), from the White Auerswald
  • Ramsbach ( l), at Siglishofen
  • Gunten Bach ( r) at Broch cell; Coming from the Broch Zeller forest
  • Tegel Bach ( r) at Lochbrücke
  • Tobelbach ( l), at Sibratshaus

Level

The Government of Tübingen operates two gauging stations on the Schussen. Provided are the measured data of the flood forecasting center of Baden- Württemberg and the State Institute for Environment, Measurements and Nature Conservation Baden -Württemberg ( LUBW ).

Durlesbach

In Durlesbach, living space of Bad Waldsee Reute hamlet, located at river kilometer 42.87, the level Durlesbach / Schussen. The level zero height is 492.87 m above sea level. NN.

  • Lowest water level ( discharge ) of the years 1985 to 2003 on 27 July 1985, 0.25 m / 0.24 cubic meters per second
  • Average lowest water levels ( outflows ) of the years 1985 to 2003: 0.48 m / 0.94 cubic meters per second
  • Mean water level ( discharge ) of the years 1985 to 2003: 0.66 m / 3.11 cubic meters per second
  • Historical peak, flood on 19 May 1994: 1.78 m

Gerbertshaus

In Gerbertshaus, the suburb of Mecke Beurer hamlet throats, located at river kilometer 8.43, the level Gerbertshaus / Schussen. The level zero height in this case is 401.58 m above sea level. NN.

  • Lowest water level ( discharge ) of the years 1981 to 2003 on 16 August 1998: 0.27 m / 1.99 cubic meters per second
  • Average lowest water levels ( outflows ) of the years 1981 to 2003: 0.34 m / 3.56 cubic meters per second
  • Mean water level ( discharge ) of the years 1985 to 2003: 0.61 m / 11.81 cubic meters per second
  • Historical peak, flood on June 2, 2013: 4.11 m

Bridges

The Schussen is traversed in its course of bridges of various designs, including two historic wooden bridges in Eriskirch.

Railcar of the BOB on the Southern Railway bridge at throats

Wood bridge in Eriskirch -Baumgarten (1824 )

Wood bridge in the town center Eriskircher (1828 )

Suspension bridge in Eriskirch

Ravensburg (district) Bodenseekreis Schwarzach (Schussen) Wolfegger Ach Gillenbach (Schussen) Municipality Federsee Wolpertswende Vogt, Baden-Württemberg Obersee (Lake Constance) Argen Alter Rhein Rotach Integrated Authority File
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