Floßbach (Isenach)

Floßbach
Mouth of the Stechgraben on the Floßbach
(Floßbach from l to r)
Location Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate
Anterior Palatinate
Reference no. DE: 2391488
Length 16.04 km [1]
Diversion Northeast of Schifferstadt to the left from the Rehbach
49°24′02″N 8°23′30″E / 49.4006361°N 8.3916778°E / 49.4006361; 8.3916778Coordinates: 49°24′02″N 8°23′30″E / 49.4006361°N 8.3916778°E / 49.4006361; 8.3916778
Source height ca. 95 m above sea level (NHN) [2]
Mouth East of Lambsheim from the right into the Isenach
49°30′24″N 8°18′18″E / 49.5066417°N 8.3049972°E / 49.5066417; 8.3049972
Mouth height ca. 92 m above sea level (NHN) [2]
Descent ca. 3 m
Basin Rhine
Progression Isenach Rhine North Sea
Catchment 169.328 km² [1]
Left tributaries Schwabenbach, Stechgraben

The Floßbach (also Floßgraben or Floßkanal, formerly Flotzbach or Flotzbachgraben) is a manmade river, a good 16 kilometres long, and an orographically right-hand tributary of the Isenach, in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It was built in the 18th century to enable the timber rafting of firewood.

References

  1. 1 2 Wasserwirtschaftsverwaltung Rheinland-Pfalz
  2. 1 2 Topographical map, 1:25,000 series

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