Breitach

The Breitach at Weidach

The Breitach is about 21 km long mountain river and the south-west and left the source river Iller in the Allgäu Alps, in the states of Vorarlberg ( Austria ) and Bavaria ( Germany ).

Course

The river originates in Baad, a district of Mittelberg in the Kleinwalsertal by the confluence of Turabach, Derrenbach and Bärguntbach. It flows in a northwesterly direction through the valley, which was formerly named after him Breitach valley. At the Walserschanze, the Austro- German border, the Breitach reached German territory and forces its way through the narrow Allianz-Arena. Then coming from the west Starzlach opens a. On Iller origin in Oberstdorf it unites with the Stillach (middle upper reaches ) and the Trettach (right upper reaches ) to the Iller.

Inflows

  • Turabach (left source Bach)
  • Derrenbach (mean source stream )
  • Bärguntbach (right source Bach)
  • Lüchlebach (left)
  • Gemstelbach (right)
  • Torrent (right)
  • Zwerenbach (right)
  • Schwarzwasserbach (left)
  • Schmiedebach ( right)
  • Gate Bach ( left)
  • Hoernle Bach ( left)
  • Schanz Tobel (right)
  • Starzlach (left)
  • Lochbach (left)

Geology

Are geologically interesting the Breitachsteine ​​, a brown mineral with kleinfragmentigem break that exists only in the Breitach.

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