The Eichelbach is a river of

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. It is a

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of the Nidda, long.

Geography

Course

The Eichelbach has its source in

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, north of the Hoherodskopfes and east of the town

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-Breungeshain. It discharges into the

Nidda river The Nidda is a right tributary of the river Main in Hesse. It springs from the Vogelsberg on the Taufstein mountain range near the town of Schotten, flows through the Niddastausee dam, and the towns of Nidda, Niddatal, Karben, and Bad Vilbe ...

at the town of Nidda. Since the summer of 2009 a retention basin is being built upstream from Eichelsdorf by the Nidda water board, with a capacity of , to protect the villages on the Eichelbach and the Nidda.

Villages

The Eichelbach flows through the following villages: *Breungeshain *Busenbornn *Eschenrod *Wingershausen *Eichelsachsen *Eichelsdorf

Tributaries

* Eckardsbach (''Waidbach'') (left) * Schandwiesenbach (left)

Water quality

The water quality of the Eichelback is deemed good.Biogütekarte vom 24.11.2010
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References

External links

Hessisches Landesamt für Naturschutz, Umwelt und Geologie: Retentionskataster für das Flußgebiet des Eichelbach
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