Speyerbach
Sign in to savethumb|300px | Course of the Gießhübelbach through Speyer thumb|300px | The Gießhübelbach below the historic town centre of Speyer The Speyerbach () is a left tributary of the Rhine in the Palatinate part of Rhineland-Palatinate. In Speyer, the river split into Gießhübelbach and Woogbach. The Woogbach changes its name to Nonnenbach, then flows into Gießhübelbach shortly before the latter flows into the Rhine.
Key facts
- River.name
- Speyerbach
- River.image
- Speyerbach.jpg
- River.image_caption
- The Speyerbach in the town of Speyer
- River.map
- Pfaelzerwaldkarte Flussgebiete Speyerbach.png
- River.map_caption
- Course of the Speyerbach to the Rhine through the Palatinate Forest and Rhine valley
- River.subdivision_type1
- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- Germany
- River.subdivision_type2
- State
- River.subdivision_name2
- Rhineland-Palatinate
- River.source1_location
- near Speyerbrunn
- River.mouth_location
- Speyer
- River.tributaries_left
- Breitenbach, Hochspeyerbach, Luhrbach, Woogbach (splits from Speyerbach, changes its name to Nonnenbach, then rejoins)
- River.tributaries_right
- Erlenbach, Helmbach, Mühlbachgraben, Modenbach, Hainbach
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- Cities, towns, and municipalities
- River.custom_data
- Town, Speyer, Lambrecht, Elmstein, Esthal, Frankeneck, Hanhofen, Dudenhofen
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Article
17 sectionsContents
- Importance
- Course
- Tributaries
- History
- Tourist attractions
- Castles
- Forest service museum
- Drift path
- Museum railway line
- Mills
- Leisure facilities
- Economy and infrastructure
- Economy
- Transport
- See also
- Footnotes
- External links
thumb|300px | Course of the Gießhübelbach through Speyer thumb|300px | The Gießhübelbach below the historic town centre of Speyer The Speyerbach () is a left tributary of the Rhine in the Palatinate part of Rhineland-Palatinate. In Speyer, the river split into Gießhübelbach and Woogbach. The Woogbach changes its name to Nonnenbach, then flows into Gießhübelbach shortly before the latter flows into the Rhine.
== Importance == Although only classified as a river of the third rank under German river classification system, the Speyerbach is the largest river of the Anterior Palatinate. It is long; its catchment area is ; its discharge varies between . In extreme weather conditions with heavy rain in a short time, the discharge may be much higher; the highest peak was on 25 May 1978.