Gansbach (river)

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The ( also ) Gansbach is a 11.1 km long tributary of the Lahn Creek Perf, which rises in the Lahn- Dill-Kreis, and subsequently, in the district of Marburg -Biedenkopf, all three sub- communities of the greater community Angelburg flows through until he in Steffensberg - Niedereisenhausen finally flows into the perf from the left, which leads northwards from the right in the upper reaches of the River Lahn.

Strictly hydrologically the goose creek is the main river in the Perf - system ( see below).

Course

Your source river High Gansbach originates on the Bottenhorner plateaus in Gladenbacher Bergland, directly at the southern foot of the highest peak Angelburg they first circled clockwise about one-third. In the district Hirzenhain ( station) of Eschenburg their flows, about west of the Angel Castle, from left, another, coming from the direction of the nucleus Hirzenhain source river.

Now leaves the river in northern directions the Lahn- Dill-Kreis and reached Lixfeld where he left initially get an eastern turn to Naughty Hausen to the inflow of again coming from Hirzenhain width of the stream to rely on patrons in a northeasterly direction the community Angelburg and in Niedereisenhausen eventually lead to the perf.

In the middle reaches from Naughty Hausen Gansbach has a comparatively broad valley, which is already counted for natural space Breidenbacher ground and a trail reflected in the otherwise at Niedereisenhausen running east -west border between the two natural areas.

Tributaries

The only tributary that reaches a length of about 2 km, is coming from the left side Hirzenhain Breitenbach (2.2 km, 2.482 km ², mouth in about 450 m altitude, DGKZ 258142-2 ), which opens into Lixfeld.

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At the confluence of the Perf and Gansbach in Niedereisenhausen the goose creek is 11.1 km long and has a catchment area of ​​23.174 km ², while the Perf is only 8.3 km long at this time and has a catchment area of ​​18.848 km ². Therefore, hydrologically, the Gansbach the actual main flow of the river system of the Perf dar.