The Haslach is a small river in the region of

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. It is an eastern tributary to the river

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and has a length of 5.5 km.

Geography

The source of the river Haslach is to the southeast of Haslach in the

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on the territory of the

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and

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. The

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Schmiddis The Schmiddis (also: ''Schmiddisbach'') is one of the river source, headstreams of the river Haslach (Rot), Haslach. It is situated in the region of Upper Swabia in Baden Württemberg, Germany. Geography The Schmiddis is a small stream which h ...

and Rappenbach flow into the

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Rappenbach, forming the river Haslach. The river Haslach then runs into a northerly directions. One kilometre to the south of Rot an der Rot another stream, the Roteisbach, joins the Haslach. After 5.5 km the Haslach empties its waters into the river Rot between Rot an der Rot and Zell near

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History

On 17 August 1969 heavy

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s and torrential rain of a kind rare in Upper Swabia resulted in a dangerous rise of the

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in an outdated retention basin. When the waters flooded the dam crest, the dam, which was 8 metres high, collapsed at a length of 50 metres, resulting in a flood wave that swept large quantities of

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s, wood and uprooted trees onto roads,

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s and rivers rendering them impassable.

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s and members of the Federal Agency for Technical Relief from all over Baden-Württemberg came to the rescue and helped clearing the affected areas from debris.

References

{{Reflist Rivers of Baden-Württemberg Rivers of Germany