Schwabach (Regnitz)

The Schwabach in Erlangen

The Schwabach is a small river in Franconia, which rises at Bremenhof near Pommer in the community Igensdorf. They first flows to the southeast, from Eckental to the west. In Schwabachtal the boroughs Igensdorf, Eckental, Kleinsendelbach, Neunkirchen am Brand, Dormitz, Uttenreuth and Buckenhof. In Erlangen, Schwabach which opens into the Regnitz.

The Schwabach ran a whole series of mills (listed in the flow direction ): Latvians mill at roof city that Lindenmühle at Frohnhof, the Brander Mill near fire, the Steinbacher mill Sendel and the Minderleinsmühle at Kleinsendelbach that at Gaber and the Long Brucker mill Dormitz that Haber Hofer mill pond at the Uttenreuther mill Buckenhofer mill and grinding mill in Erlangen.

Inflows

• Front Schwabach (right)
• Brühlbach (left)
• Thüsserbach (left)
• Saarbach (right)
• Lindelbach (right)
• Aubach (left)
• Trunk stream (left)
• Mühlbach (left)
• Corner Brook (left)
• Quilted Bach ( left)
• Steinengraben (right)
• Gerold Bach ( left)
• Sendelbach (right)
• Brann Bach ( right)
• Ball trench ( left)
• Brandbachstrasse (right)
• Kreuzweiher trench ( left)
• Pond digging ( right)
• Muckenbach (left)
• Tennenbach (right)

Flood

About once or twice a year leads the Schwabach flood, usually in the winter after the snow melt and after extreme rainfall. The water level is monitored at two measuring points BüG at Forth and in Erlangen at the mayor web. The flood result in the suspension of certain paths near the shore. Major damage are rare due to the largely untouched or at least undeveloped flood plains. This also helps to ensure that the Schwabach was rehabilitated in 2001 at some places in the city of Erlangen. In the community Uttenreuth one has found, however, that in a hundred year flood about 60 buildings would be affected. For this reason now discuss the construction of a dike.