Spitter (river)

Small cascades are typical of the upper reaches of the Spitter

Template: Infobox River / Obsolete

The Spitter is a 6.5 km long stream in Tambach- Dietharz. It springs from several sources in the area of ​​swamp Ebertswiese and flows through the Spittergrund, an up to 50 m wide and formed by water meadows and damp Hochstaudenfluren flat bottomed out. After 1.5 km run length, the Spitter crashes in three cascades over the rock step from Hühnberg - rock. The Spitterfall is one of the highest waterfalls in Thuringia. The Spitter opens in Tambach -Dietharz in the Apfelstädt and thus belongs to the river system of the Saale and Elbe, which drain to the North Sea. The Spitter is the only stream in the Thuringian Forest, whose headwaters south of the Rennsteig hiking trail, the ridge path over the mountain range, is located. The Spitter has a richly textured streambed, making it a habitat for a species-rich riverine fauna. Faunistic studies by entomologists of the Museum of Natural Gotha to the so-called Emergenzsammelfallen method provided in the 1970s to the 1980s numerous finds of stoneflies, mayflies and other insects, including rare species.

Tributaries

The Spitter takes on several short tributaries. The longest is the coming of the Red Bachwiese and left side opens out Red Bach.

Conservation

The Valley of the Spitter is " Spittergrund " protected as a nature reserve.