Schwalm

Schwalm in Alsfeld

The Schwalm (from Old High German: " Sualme " mist, vapor or swallow water) is the main tributary of the Eder in Hesse, she reached Coming orographic right side or from the south. With 97.1 km flow path, it is the longest running exclusively in Hessen river.

The Springing in the northern part of the Central Mountains Vogelsberg Schwalm flows through the Upper Hessian Hills, then reaches the location between Vogelsberg, crumpled and cellar woods and named after her lowlands Schwalm to Schwalm city and empties into the West Hesse Depression at Altenburg in Fulda inflow Eder.

Course

The Schwalm rises in central Hessen Vogelsberg district on the northern edge of the Vogelsberg. Your source is located 4 km south-southwest of Storndorf (belonging to Schwalmtal ) between Meiches ( to Lauter ) to the east, Helpershain ( Ulrich Stein) in the south and Köddingen ( to Feldatal ) in the west - three villages, which does not flow through the Schwalm. It lies about 2.2 km north-west of the Dead Koeppel ( 559.6 m above sea level. NHN ) and 0.5 km north of the Fir Koeppel (approx. 525 m) to about 500 m altitude. The forest path " Foal Barn Scar " leads close to the source by, dowelled to the in a boulder, let them know wrought iron letters: " Schwalm source ".

From its origin the Schwalm loses altitude quickly and flows in a northerly direction at first the community Schwalmtal, where it first passes through the district Storndorf. Then it flows through - Alsfeld passing - for the Upper Hessian hills belonging Alsfeld trough ( 265 m) below the town the flood retention basins Heidelbach with his dam at the village-like district Heidelbach.

A little further down the river reaches the Schwalm, which runs mainly in the north, the northern Hesse Schwalm- Eder-Kreis, where it flows through a first place Schrecksbach. Between Salmshausen and Zella flows around a hill that protrudes from the river sediments surrounding it on all sides. This is most likely a Umlaufberg because he the surrounding valley slopes from rocks of red sandstone and is like no Härtling is. Between Loshausen ( to Willinghausen ) and Treysa ( to Schwalm city) it passes through the lowlands Schwalm. To the east rises the crumpled, northwest of the cellar forest. In this field, in which the flood retention basins Treysa goat grove is, the flow in goats grove forks in the "Old Schwalm " and in a mill race.

Then the Schwalm flows - the cellar forest directly east passing - by Country Burger reason and the reason Löwensteiner with Bad Arolsen and at its Northeast output between Kersten Hausen and Kleinenglis by Schwalm gate. This section is a gap through the upcoming red sandstone panel. Probably the Schwalm was forced by heaving Knüllgebirge and a tertiary lava flow north-east of goats grove in this direction. Afterwards it will be something north past the core city of Borken and following the north London borough of Gombeth and - each located in the south - is happening small Gombether lake and then the Singliser lake with the district Borken Singlis. Thereafter, it flows southeast past Wabern.

Between the villages Rhünda and Altenburg (neighborhoods of Felsberg ) opens the Schwalm to 158 m height directly below the ruined castle of Altenburg, in the coming of the West Eder.

Curiosities for Schwalm source

The south-southwest location of Storndorf " Schwalm source " various claims to be controversial because another stream source is cited as the beginning of the Schwalm: This source is located southwest of Wallenrod ( about Lauterbach ) or 1075 m southwest of the Pfingstberg ( 402.3 m) to around 405 m altitude, with the resulting from this origin, 8.5 km long river "Bach Wallenrod " means and is substantially shorter than the source close to the headwaters section of the Schwalm, which is up to the confluence of the "Bach Wallenrod " 12.2 km long. In addition, in the upper reaches close to the source area opens in the Schwalm Storndorf how far the Schwalm is only 5.5 kilometers long, the 8.2 km long When Bach.

Catchment and inflows

The catchment area of ​​the Schwalm comprises around 1,300 km ². The mean water discharge ( MQ ) on the Schwalm- level Uttershausen (9.4 km upstream of the mouth, AEO: 986 km ²) is 7.77 m³ / s At this point, among others, the Efze has not yet been incorporated - the extrapolated total MQ Schwalm is good 9 m³ / s This corresponds to a rather low runoff ( Mq ) of 6 m³ / km ² · s

Is fed the Schwalm in the upper reaches primarily by inflows from the Vogelsberg (left side mainly through the Antrift ). Next schwalm down ( = north ) follow from the left as drained ridges Northern Vogelsberg Foreland ( Wiera ) Gilserberger heights ( Gilsa ) and basement Forest ( Urff ), while from the right crumpled and its foothills are dehydrated (especially on Grenff and Efze).

The following tributaries have a catchment area of more than 10 square miles:

Gallery

  • Schwalm in flood retention basins Treysa goat grove
  • Frozen Schwalm at Loshausen
  • Schwalm at Zella
  • Weir between Loshausen and Zella
  • Morning mood at the Schwalm
  • Northeastern end of Löwensteiner ground with the Schwalm gate (center right)
Vogelsbergkreis Schwalm-Eder-Kreis Felsberg, Hesse Wiera (Schwalm) Gilsa (Schwalm) Schwalmstadt Borken, Hesse Municipality Schwalmtal, Hesse Willingshausen Neuental Bad Zwesten Wabern, Hesse Kellerwald Lautertal Ulrichstein Meander cutoff Buntsandstein Kerstenhausen Water gap Gombether See Lauterbach, Hesse Eifa (Schwalm) Berfa (Schwalm) Romrod Steina (Schwalm) Grenzebach (Schwalm) Neustadt, Hesse Gers (Schwalm) Jesberg Olmes Lembach (Schwalm) Lendorf (Borken)
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