Bubesheimer Bach

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The Bubesheimer Bach, from Bubesheim also called drill, is a left tributary of the Günz. About this he is an indirect right tributary of the Danube in Bavaria. The name Drill comes from the Celtic and means so much how fast do a lot of bends. The source of the Bubesheimer Bach is located approximately 505 m above sea level. NN south of Emmenthal or east of Anhofen (both: community Bibertal ). After the 9.91 km long river has overcome a height difference of about 60 m, it opens in Günzburg to about 445 m above sea level. NN in the Günz. Except by Bubesheim Günzburg and the creek flows through any other village.

Flood

The Bubesheimer Bach was feared even in Roman fort Gontia ( Günzburg ). But was next to the Günzburger lower town and is mainly Bubesheim the place that often had to cope with floods. Therefore, in 1910 introduced the " co-operative for the correction of Bubesheimer Bach's" extensive straightening through. Other measures have been put into action in 1927. However, these were the heavy rain that fell in snails Mayrhofen on July 5, 1963 oppose, nothing. The flood put the entire lower part of the village under water. After another, far less severe floods (eg 2009) Flood protection measures in 2010 in the entire village area performed. Thus, the stream bed has been freed and widened by shrubs, large poplars like about the embankment and was thus also increases the flow rate. At the moment, the highway is about a possible retention basins, or a flooded area south thought.