Weißenbach (Hall in Tirol / Mils)

The White creek in Halltal

The Weissbach is a left tributary of the River Inn in Tirol, drains the Halltal.

Course

The stream originates as Issbach on Issanger at an altitude of 1584 m above sea level. A. and flows through that Isstal the east. Below St. Magdalena he called united with the mountain stream, also salt mountain stream or Eibentalbach who comes from the former salt mine. As Marshals Albach he initially flows through the Hall valley in an easterly, then in a southerly direction.

When Hackl - estate on the mouth of the valley of the stream is split, the bulk flows in a wide, schott heritage translated creek bed as Weissbach by the Milsner Heath and forms the western boundary of the municipality of Mils to Absam and Hall in Tirol. This sets the white Bach was already straightened several times, as he had the place been flooded several times. The other part flows as an official stream by Absam, where in turn branches off the Baubach east. Office Bach and Baubach artificially created in order to drive forging and other works in Absam and Hall mills.

• Side arms

The Baubach by Eichat

Catchment and water management

The White creek drains a catchment area of 20.4 square kilometers, whose highest point of the Great Bettelwurf with 2726 m above sea level. A. is. Below the second Ladhütte in Halltal ( 6 km above the mouth ), the mean discharge ( MQ ) 1.1 m³ / s The flow regime is highly seasonal, the highest runoff occurs in summer and the lowest in February and March. While the outflow of mountain stream about a sixth of the amount of summer in winter, the Issbach can often dry out completely during the winter months of January to April.

Use

1913 Halltalkraftwerk the City Hall was put into operation, which uses in Walderbrücke the water of the stream to generate electricity. Spring catchments of tributaries of the Marshals Albach serving more than 20,000 people in Hall and Absam with drinking water.