The two headwaters of the Schwarzbach, the first 16 km (9.9 mi) of which is also known as Burgalb, rise on western side of the watershed in the middle of the Palatinate Forest, just south of the hamlet Johanniskreuz, at an altitude of about 500 m. One spring is located on the southern slope of the 528 m high Mount Steinberg. The other spring is three kilometers away, on the southwest side of the 609 m (1,998 ft) high Mount Eschkopf. The two headwaters meet after about 4 km (2.5 mi).
The river then flows past Leimen into the Schwarzbach valley. It takes up the Hundsbächel [de; eo] and the Dinkelsbächel [de; eo] from the right and the Rauschenbach [de; eo] from the left, before reaching the Clausensee reservoir. Then it flows to Waldfischbach-Burgalben where it takes up the Moosalb from the right. At the hamlet of Biebermühle [], it takes up the Rodalb from the left, then flows to Thaleischweiler-Fröschen. Below this twin village, it takes up the Wallhalb [de; eo] from the right. It then flows past Rieschweiler-Mühlbach to Dellfeld, where the Schwarzbach valley ends and the river flows into the Blies valley. It flows past Contwig to Zweibrücken, where it takes up the Wiesbach [de; eo] from the right, followed by the Horn from the left. It then flows across the state line into Saarland and into the Blies in Einöd, a district of Homburg, which in turn flows into the Saar 55 km (34 mi) further downstream.
At the confluence, the Schwarzbach carries twice as much water as the Blies (10.4 m3/s [370 cu ft/s] versus 5 m3/s [180 cu ft/s]). It is also some 10 percent longer. Since the Blies, in turn, carries slightly more water than the Saar,[1] it could be argued that hydrologically speaking, the Schwarzbach is the main headwater of the Saar river system.
Tourismedit
Part of the central Schwarzbach is followed by the German Shoe Road. This holiday route was established in 1977 in order to commemorate that in the early 19th century the region surrounding Pirmasens was the heart of the German shoe industry.
^Discharge data of the French Saar[permanent dead link] by the Agence de l'eau Rhin-Meuse
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Walking in the Schwarzbach area: Tour 40, Tour 56, Tour 61
Water gauge at Contwig
November 23, 2023
schwarzbach, blies, this, article, about, river, southwestern, germany, others, schwarzbach, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged,. This article is about a river in southwestern Germany For others see Schwarzbach This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Schwarzbach Blies news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2007 template removal help The Schwarzbach is a river in southwestern Germany left tributary of the Blies Its source is in the Palatinate Forest near Trippstadt It flows through the states Rhineland Palatinate and Saarland Towns along its course are Waldfischbach Burgalben Contwig and Zweibrucken After 50 km 31 mi it flows into the Blies in Homburg Einod SchwarzbachThe Schwarzbach in ZweibruckenLocationCountryGermanyStatesRhineland PalatinateSaarlandPhysical characteristicsSource locationPalatinate Forest elevation500 m 1 600 ft Mouth locationConfluence with Blies near Einod coordinates49 15 55 N 7 18 26 E 49 26528 N 7 30722 E 49 26528 7 30722 elevation220 m 720 ft Length50 km 31 mi Basin size1 151 km2 444 sq mi Discharge average10 4 m3 s 370 cu ft s Basin featuresProgressionBlies Saar Moselle Rhine North SeaTributaries leftRamschelbach de Schleifenbachel Rauschenbach de eo Dietersbach Rodalb Wahlbach Horn rightHahnenseybach Hundsbachel de eo Dinkelsbachel de eo Moosalb Wallhalb de eo Wiesbach de eo Stambach Scholtenbach Bombach Contents 1 Tributaries and course 2 Tourism 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksTributaries and course editThe two headwaters of the Schwarzbach the first 16 km 9 9 mi of which is also known as Burgalb rise on western side of the watershed in the middle of the Palatinate Forest just south of the hamlet Johanniskreuz at an altitude of about 500 m One spring is located on the southern slope of the 528 m high Mount Steinberg The other spring is three kilometers away on the southwest side of the 609 m 1 998 ft high Mount Eschkopf The two headwaters meet after about 4 km 2 5 mi The river then flows past Leimen into the Schwarzbach valley It takes up the Hundsbachel de eo and the Dinkelsbachel de eo from the right and the Rauschenbach de eo from the left before reaching the Clausensee reservoir Then it flows to Waldfischbach Burgalben where it takes up the Moosalb from the right At the hamlet of Biebermuhle it takes up the Rodalb from the left then flows to Thaleischweiler Froschen Below this twin village it takes up the Wallhalb de eo from the right It then flows past Rieschweiler Muhlbach to Dellfeld where the Schwarzbach valley ends and the river flows into the Blies valley It flows past Contwig to Zweibrucken where it takes up the Wiesbach de eo from the right followed by the Horn from the left It then flows across the state line into Saarland and into the Blies in Einod a district of Homburg which in turn flows into the Saar 55 km 34 mi further downstream At the confluence the Schwarzbach carries twice as much water as the Blies 10 4 m3 s 370 cu ft s versus 5 m3 s 180 cu ft s It is also some 10 percent longer Since the Blies in turn carries slightly more water than the Saar 1 it could be argued that hydrologically speaking the Schwarzbach is the main headwater of the Saar river system Tourism editPart of the central Schwarzbach is followed by the German Shoe Road This holiday route was established in 1977 in order to commemorate that in the early 19th century the region surrounding Pirmasens was the heart of the German shoe industry Gallery edit nbsp Heidelsburg Castle west gate nbsp Grave relief of Saltuarius nbsp Rock formation at the Heidelsburg Castle nbsp Clausensee viewed to the West in direction the Schwarzbach flows nbsp Schwarzbach valley at Waldfischbach Burgalben nbsp Steinenschloss CastleSee also editList of rivers of Saarland List of rivers of Rhineland PalatinateReferences edit Discharge data of the French Saar permanent dead link by the Agence de l eau Rhin MeuseExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Schwarzbach Blies Walking in the Schwarzbach area Tour 40 Tour 56 Tour 61 Water gauge at Contwig Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Schwarzbach Blies amp oldid 1038980627, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
