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.