Lehbach

The Lehbach, in its upper reaches also called Spalbach, is a right-hand tributary of the Ruwer in the county of Trier-Saarburg in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It has a length of 6.602 kilometres (4.102 mi), a catchment area of 12.794 square kilometres (4.940 sq mi). Its GKZ is 26562.

Lehbach
Raised bog at Ellersbach
Location
LocationRhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Reference no.DE: 26562
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationIn the Osburger Hochwald at the foot of the Rösterkopf
  coordinates49°40′00″N 6°48′56″E
  elevationca. 640 m above sea level (NN)
Mouth 
  location
Near Niederkell into the Ruwer
  coordinates
49°37′14″N 6°47′11″E
  elevation
ca. 426 m above sea level (NN)
Length6.6 km (4.1 mi)[1]
Basin size12.794 km2 (4.940 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
ProgressionRuwerMoselleRhineNorth Sea

It rises in the highlands of the Osburger Hochwald at the foot of the Rösterkopf mountain and, together with the 3.205-kilometre-long (1.991 mi) Ellersbach (also Kreidbach), in whose source region is a raised bog, impounded to form the Keller Reservoir.

The Lehbach lies within the Naturschutzgebiet (nature reserve) of Keller Mulde and discharges near Niederkell into the Ruwer.

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