Pfeffer (Brenz)

The pepper to its source

The pepper ( back right) joins the Brenz (left)

The pepper is a left tributary of the Brenz in Königsbronn in Baden -Württemberg.

Geography

Pepper source

The pepper is Königsbronn source close to the ironworks, one of the oldest industrial companies in Germany. It is a typical karst spring with spring pot and pours at least 13, an average of 110 and a maximum of 700 liters per second. Your natural overflow is the Leerausquelle. The catchment area of ​​the pepper source includes the mountian Ochsenberg, Niesitz, Nietheim and Ebnat (district of eels ), all located on the Härtsfeld. The underground gap conductor that feed the pepper, drain the superficial dischargeless " Ebnater karst sink ". The pepper source was provided centuries ago with a dam for hydroelectric power.

Course

The pepper runs in a southerly direction, crosses under the highway 19 as well as the route of the Brenz Valley Railway and ends after about 450 meters, flow distance on Königsbronn monastery in the Brenz.