Halblech (river)

Stream riparian forest at the half Lech

The half Lech is a 15 km long tributary of the River Lech in Swabia with a catchment area of ​​75 km ².

It rises on the northwest slope of the prickly head in the Oberammergau Alps, its north-facing upper reaches is called Baumgarten ditch. He soon turns into a gorge-like wooded valley to the west and now bears the name of Lech half. The flat in the lower reaches of the valley runs along the eastern edge of the Allgäu exclusively in the territory of the municipality and its districts Buching half Lech, Lech half and Mountain Ash. Important tributary is the Trauchgauer Oh.

His flow behavior varies between an outflow of 1 m / s ( low water), in which his gravelly river bed can completely dry out, to a flood discharge of 200 m³ / s These fluctuations are related to the Alpine precipitation.

  • Lech river system
  • River in Europe
  • River in Bavaria
  • Waters in the district Ostallgaeu
  • Oberammergau Alps
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