The Allerbach is a
tributary
A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...
of the
Warme Bode
The Warme Bode is the right-hand headstream of the Bode (river), Bode in the High Harz mountains of central Germany in the states of Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt. It is long and is formed by the confluence of the Große Bode and Kleine Bode riv ...
in the
Harz Mountains
The Harz (), also called the Harz Mountains, is a Mittelgebirge, highland area in northern Germany. It has the highest elevations for that region, and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia. The nam ...
of central Germany. It is just under long.
The source region of the "Little Allerbach" (''Kleiner Allerbach'') is in a boggy wood at a height of and lies about north of the level crossing on the K 1353 county road (''
Kreisstraße
A Kreisstraße (, or 'county road') is a class of road in Germany. It carries traffic between the towns and villages within a ''Districts of Germany, Kreis'' or district or between two neighbouring districts. In importance, the ''Kreisstraße'' ...
'') (
Sorge –
Elend section) with the railway line of the
Trans-Harz Railway.
The source region of the "Big Allerbach" (''Großer Allerbach'') is on the southwest hillside of the
Rauher Jakob (); it lies at a height of .
The stream flows downhill in an easterly direction.
Regarding its confluence immediately next to the L 98 ''Landesstraße'' (
Tanne –
Königshütte section), the Allerbach forms the historic boundary of the
''Amt'' of Elbingerode. Even today there are numerous
boundary stones left and right of the stream banks.
See also
*
List of rivers of Saxony-Anhalt
A list of rivers of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany:
A
* Aland
* Aller
* Allerbach, tributary of the Rappbode (Rappbode Auxiliary Dam)
* Allerbach, tributary of the Warme Bode
* Alte Elbe
B
* Bauerngraben
* Beber
* Biese
* Black Elster
* Bode
* Born-Dor ...
Rivers of Saxony-Anhalt
Rivers of Germany
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