Eyach is a river of

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

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. It flows for 50 kilometres. It is a right tributary of the

Neckar The Neckar () is a river in Germany, mainly flowing through the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg, with a short section through Hesse. The Neckar is a major right tributary of the Rhine. Rising in the Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis near Sc ...

. It passes through

Balingen Balingen (; Swabian: ''Balenga'') is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, capital of the district of Zollernalbkreis. It is located near the Swabian Jura, approx. 35 km to the south of Tübingen, 35 km northeast of Villingen-Schwenn ...

and Haigerloch, and flows into the Neckar near Starzach.

Geography

History

The Eyach has its source north of Pfeffingen (a district of Albstadt) at an altitude of 833 metres, only a few hundred metres from the European watershed and a tributary of the

Danube The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , ...

, the

Schmiecha Schmiecha (in its lower course: ''Schmeie'') is a river of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It runs from the Raichberg through the town of Albstadt and through a valley of the Swabian Jura. It flows into the Danube near Inzigkofen. See also * List o ...

, which has its source there. At Eyach at a height of 372 m from the right it flows into the Neckar. Its mean

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at the mouth is 3.23 m³/s.Ministerium für Umwelt, Klima und Energiewirtschaft Baden-Württemberg: '

Tributaries

From source to meadow *Innentalbach, ''right'' *Buchbach, ''left'' *Wünschtalbach, ''right'' *Kieserstalbach *Irrenbach *Rohrbach *Ochsentalbach, ''left'' *Käsentaler Bach, ''right'' *Meßstetter Talbach, ''left'' *Kehlenbach, ''right'' *Bruckbach (!), ''left'' *(unnamed creek from the Reuten), ''left'' *Lauterbach, ''left'' *Steinbach, ''left'' *Eltschbach, ''right'' *Zerrenstallbach, ''left'' *Hakenbach, ''left'' *Strichgraben, ''left'' *Schalksbach, ''right'' *Rappentalbach, ''left'' *Bitzgraben, ''right'' *Grundbach, ''left'' *Beutenbach, ''left'' *Böllbach, ''right'' *Hühnerbach, ''left'' *Steinach, ''left'' *Etzelbach, ''right'' *Reichenbach, ''right'' *Talgraben, ''left'' *Kaunterbach, ''left'' *Schnürgraben, ''left'' *Talbach, ''right'' *Klingenbach, ''right'' *Talbach, ''right'' *Mittelsbach, ''left'' *Dietenbach, ''right'' *Rötenbach, ''left'' *Sulzbach, ''right'' *Stunzach, ''left'' *Bruckbach (!), ''right'' *Butzengraben, ''left'' *Laibebach, ''left'' *Feldbach, ''right'' *Kegelbach, ''left'' *Kohlwaldgraben, ''right''

Places by the river

On its almost 50 km long way to the northwest the Eyach crosses or passes through the following communities: * Albstadt *

* Haigerloch *

Horb am Neckar Horb am Neckar is a town in the southwest of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river, between Offenburg to the west (about away) and Tübingen to the east (about away). It has around 25,000 inhabitants, of whom ...

* Starzach At Eyach or the train station Eyach, two kilometers west of the village Börstingen (a district of Starzach), the Eyach flows into the Neckar.

Mofette

In Bad Imnau carbon dioxide was found in an underground inlet to the river. Today this water is sold under the name Apollo in bottles.Mineralwasser in german
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References

Rivers of Baden-Württemberg Rivers of Germany {{BadenWürttemberg-river-stub