Kander (Germany)

The Kander is a nearly 30 -km-long Black Forest river in the southwest of Baden- Württemberg, which flows into the Rhine, in the district Märkt of Weil am Rhein in the district of Lörrach in from the right and east.

Geography

Course

The Kander rises on the northern edge of the district of Lörrach in the area of ​​1165 m above sea level. NN high - Southern Black Mountain Blue little north-east of the Kander Valley in the municipality Malsburg- Marzell at Kander Wasen to about 970 m above sea level. NN and then flows through the county in predominantly south-westerly direction.

The river runs in the Kander valley to the southwest by Malsburg- Marzell to Kandern, while the loses Kander on the first 10 km of its course about 600 m altitude. South of Kandern the Kander then flows via Rümmingen after Binzen and then in a westerly direction along the A98 after Eimeldingen, where it crosses the B 3.

A little later the Kander crosses the northwest of the district of Märkt Because the A 5 to 200 yards west to slightly below 232 m above sea level. NN to culminate in the coming of the south from Basel Rhine, in which runs the border with France here. The river has thus on its length of 29.5 km, a bed slope of about 738 m, ie from around 25 ‰, and it drains 99.1 km ²

Inflows

  • Maisbach, by right in the district Marzell Malsburg -Marzell, 1.48 km and 2.6098 km ².
  • Lippert ditch, from left in Malsburg, 2.959 km and 2.389 km ².
  • Riggenbach, from left soon after, 1.945 km.
  • Bird Bach, right before Kandern - stone cross, 2.215 km and 1.592 km ².
  • Red trench, from left in the eastern Kandern, 2.137 km and 2.233 km ².
  • Lippi Bach, from right in Kandern, 8.261 km and 12.054 km ².
  • Wollbach, left to the Kandern - Wollbacher Hofmühle, 8.349 km and 13.024 km ².
  • Moosgraben from the left in Wittlingen, 2.336 km.
  • Oil Bachgraben, from left, 1.741 km.
  • Nicholas ditch, from left, 1.74 km.
  • Eggraben, coming from the right Schallbach little before the next 1.606 km.
  • Moosgraben, from left by Rümmingen, 1.567 km. Here the Kander begins its curve of South - West on course
  • Krebsbach, from left to Weil am Rhein- Märkt passing directly in front of the mouth, 6.148 km. Continues the hamlet Wuhrgraben, for its part, a continuation of the lawn - starter mill pond.

History

The name comes from the Celtic Kander of " Kandera " which means " the clear Flowing " means.

Traffic

The Kander is not navigable for small depth and width. At 2.6 km length of the bridge of the B 3 in Eimeldingen up to its confluence with the Rhine at Märkt it is a river of the first order.

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