Wenkbach (Lahn)

By 2011, the Wenkbach was 7.2 km long and it is just 200 meters off the mouth of the right accruing, 7.8 km long Walgerbach that not only the length but also the catchment area according to ( 12.4 km ² vs. 8.4 km ² ), was the actual main flow of the river system, was considered to be nominal tributary. Since then, however, his last 600 meters before the Walgerbach estuary part of the estuary arm par - Allna the Allna that retains its direction even after Walgerbachmündung about and not follow the former course of the estuary Wenkbachs.

Course

The Wenkbach springs from the north east of the natural area Salzbödetal, Gladenbacher mountain country on the northern watershed for Allna. It runs, however, with the greater part of its length in the Marburg Lahn valley sink, about 8 km southwest of the county town of Marburg.

The source of the Wenkbaches is located northwest of Oberweimar in only about 267 m altitude. After only a very short course in an easterly direction, the river turns south and passes Germershausen and Upper Weimar, where he crosses the B 255. After flowing through from Wenkbach he happened Niederwalgern east to lead north-west of Roth from the right in the Par - Allna.