Eisbach (Queich)
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The Eisbach is a left-hand, northern tributary of the
River Queich The Queich is a tributary of the Rhine, which rises in the southern part of the Palatinate Forest, and flows through the Upper Rhine valley to its confluence with the Rhine in Germersheim. It is long and is one of the four major drainage syste ...
in the county of
Südliche Weinstraße Südliche Weinstraße ( pfl, Siedlischi Woischdrooß; en, "Southern Wine Route") is a district (''Kreis'') in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise) Südwestpfalz, Bad Dürkheim, the district ...
in the German state of
Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the ...
. It is long, or {{convert, 10.48, km, 0, abbr=on long if the
Eußerbach The Eußerbach forms the right, northwestern headstream, over 11 kilometres long, of the Eisbach (Queich), Eisbach river in the county of Südliche Weinstraße, in the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Sights Abbey Church (''Klost ...
is counted.


Course

The Eisbach runs through the Palatine Forest first appearing about 1½ kilometres from where it empties into the Queich. It is formed by the confluence of its right headstream, the
Eußerbach The Eußerbach forms the right, northwestern headstream, over 11 kilometres long, of the Eisbach (Queich), Eisbach river in the county of Südliche Weinstraße, in the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Sights Abbey Church (''Klost ...
, and is left headstream, the Dernbach. It runs in a southeasterly direction through the rural part of the borough of
Annweiler am Trifels Annweiler am Trifels (), or Annweiler is a town in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Queich, 12 km west of Landau. Annweiler am Trifels station is on the Landau–Saarbrücken ...
. A few metres after passing under the
Queich Valley Railway The Queich is a tributary of the Rhine, which rises in the southern part of the Palatinate Forest, and flows through the Upper Rhine valley to its confluence with the Rhine in Germersheim. It is long and is one of the four major drainage syste ...
, which runs from
Landau Landau ( pfl, Landach), officially Landau in der Pfalz, is an autonomous (''kreisfrei'') town surrounded by the Südliche Weinstraße ("Southern Wine Route") district of southern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is a university town (since 1990 ...
to
Pirmasens Pirmasens (; pfl, Bärmesens (also ''Bermesens'' or ''Bärmasens'')) is an independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, near the border with France. It was famous for the manufacture of shoes. The surrounding rural district was called ''Lan ...
, the Eisbach discharges into the Rhine tributary of the Queich immediately southwest of the hamlet of Neumühle. Rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate Rivers and lakes of the Palatinate Forest Rivers of Germany