• Source: Eichelbach (Nidda)

The Eichelbach is a river of Hesse, Germany. It is a tributary of the Nidda, 18 kilometres (11 mi) long.




Geography






= Course

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The Eichelbach has its source in Vogelsberg, north of the Hoherodskopfes and east of the town Schotten-Breungeshain. It discharges into the Nidda river at the town of Nidda. Since the summer of 2009 a retention basin is being built upstream from Eichelsdorf by the Nidda water board, with a capacity of 390,000 cubic metres (320 acre⋅ft), to protect the villages on the Eichelbach and the Nidda.




= Villages

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The Eichelbach flows through the following villages:

Breungeshain
Busenbornn
Eschenrod
Wingershausen
Eichelsachsen
Eichelsdorf




= Tributaries

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Eckardsbach (Waidbach) (left)
Schandwiesenbach (left)




= Water quality

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The water quality of the Eichelback is deemed good.




See also


List of rivers of Hesse




References






External links



Hessisches Landesamt für Naturschutz, Umwelt und Geologie: Retentionskataster für das Flußgebiet des Eichelbach (PDF-Datei; 653 kB)

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• List of rivers of Hesse