River in Germany
Erlenbach The mouth of the Erlenbach (left) into the Michelsbach (rear)
Course of the Erlenbach (centre)
Country Germany State Rhineland-Palatinate Region South Palatinate Reference no. DE: 237542 Source • location in Birkenhördt • coordinates 49°06′56″N 7°55′56″E / 49.115666°N 7.93229°E / 49.115666; 7.93229 • elevation 245 m above sea level (NHN)
Mouth • location
in Leimersheim from the left into the Michelsbach • coordinates
49°07′36″N 8°20′35″E / 49.126640°N 8.343035°E / 49.126640; 8.343035 • elevation
97 m above sea level (NHN) Length 34.2 km [ 1] Basin size 109.127 km² [ 1] Progression Michelsbach → Rhine → North Sea River system Rhine Landmarks Small towns: Bad Bergzabern , Kandel Villages: Birkenhördt , Kapellen-Drusweiler , Oberhausen , Barbelroth , Winden , Erlenbach , Hatzenbühl , Rheinzabern , Neupotz , Leimersheim Tributaries • left Anbach , Horbach , Waidlachgraben, Grüner Graben, Feldlachgraben • right Böllenborn (auch Steinbach)
The Erlenbach is a 34.2 km long, left tributary of the Michelsbach in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate .
Course
The Erlenbach rises in the South Palatine Wasgau region, the southern part of the Palatine Forest , in the municipality of Birkenhördt . It flows eastwards and leaves the Palatine Forest near Bad Bergzabern , where it breaks through the Forest's its eastern perimeter, the Haardt . Next it flows through Kapellen-Drusweiler , Oberhausen , Barbelroth and Winden , before forming the boundary between Kandel and Erlenbach , then Hatzenbühl . After it passes Rheinzabern and Neupotz , it unites in Leimersheim with the Otterbach , coming from the right, to empty into the Michelsbach .
The Michelsbach consists of several former Old Rhine loops and discharges into the Rhine itself at Sondernheim after running parallel to the Rhine for 10 km.
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