Brunnenbach is a river of
Bavaria
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,
Germany
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.
In earlier centuries, from at least 1412,
the Brunnenbach supplied the city of
Augsburg
Augsburg (; bar , Augschburg , links=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swabian_German , label=Swabian German, , ) is a city in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, around west of Bavarian capital Munich. It is a university town and regional seat of the ' ...
with
drinking water
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. It originates in several
springs in the
Lech
Lech may refer to:
People
* Lech (name), a name of Polish origin
* Lech, the legendary founder of Poland
* Lech (Bohemian prince)
Products and organizations
* Lech (beer), Polish beer produced by Kompania Piwowarska, in Poznań
* Lech Poznań, ...
meadows south of the city. In the post-glacial period, great groundwater streams pushed the alluvial gravels of the
Lechfeld
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northwards, feeding springs in many places from which streams flowed northwards. These headstreams were traditionally called ''Gießer'' by the locals.
One stream formed from the waters of several of these springs, whose water was clean enough for supplying the growing city, was called the Brunnenbach ("Spring Stream"). The stream was diverted into the city and fed many public wells and private water systems in Augsburg via a
water works and
water tower
A water tower is an elevated structure supporting a water tank constructed at a height sufficient to pressurize a water distribution system, distribution system for potable water, and to provide emergency storage for fire protection. Water towe ...
s.
Today, drinking water is no longer extracted from the Brunnenbach. It flows, as before, through the Augsburg Municipal Forest, but now empties into the Lech Canal in front of the Red Gate (). This then crosses the quarter and merges with the other Lech canals in the north of the city, before discharging into the Lech.
References
Sources
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External links
rivers in Augsburg - background(in German)
Map of all rivers cand canals in Augsburg(in German) (PDF)
{{Commons category, Brunnenbach (Augsburg)
Canals in Germany
Rivers of Bavaria
CBrunnenbach
Geography of Augsburg
Rivers of Germany