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The Michelsbach is a tributary of the
Rhine The Rhine ( ) is one of the List of rivers of Europe, major rivers in Europe. The river begins in the Swiss canton of Graubünden in the southeastern Swiss Alps. It forms part of the Swiss-Liechtenstein border, then part of the Austria–Swit ...
in the
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region of
South Palatinate The Palatinate (; ; Palatine German: ''Palz''), or the Rhenish Palatinate (''Rheinpfalz''), is a historical region of Germany. The Palatinate occupies most of the southern quarter of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate (''Rheinla ...
. The Michelsbach's nominal start is the confluence of the Erlenbach and Otterbach in
Leimersheim Leimersheim is a municipality in the district of Germersheim, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. History In the early 18th century, there were two Jewish families living in Leimersheim, and by the early 19th century, there were ten families. By 1 ...
, but the Otterbach is officially not counted within its
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, but seen as a tributary of the Rhine. On the other hand, the
Klingbach The Klingbach is a stream, just under long, in South Palatinate, Germany, and a left-hand tributary of the Michelsbach. Geography Course The main source of the Klingbach is located in the southern Palatine Forest, the German part of the W ...
which joins it from the north and is roughly equally in volume (and also the Erlenbach) is counted as a tributary of the Michelsbach.{{GeoQuelle, DE-RP, WW The Michelsbach flows from Leimersheim northwards and empties into the
Sondernheim Germersheim () is a town in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, of around 20,000 inhabitants. It is also the seat of the Germersheim district. The neighboring towns and cities are Speyer, Landau, Philippsburg, Karlsruhe and Wörth. Coat o ...
Old Rhine (''Sondernheimer Altrhein''). In doing so it passes through the municipalities of
Leimersheim Leimersheim is a municipality in the district of Germersheim, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. History In the early 18th century, there were two Jewish families living in Leimersheim, and by the early 19th century, there were ten families. By 1 ...
and
Hördt Hördt is a municipality in the Germersheim (district), district of Germersheim, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Personalities *Jakob Baumann (1862-1922), cathedral vicar in Speyer, author, long-standing editor of the diocese newspaper "Der ...
as well as the Hördter Rheinaue nature reserve. The Michelsbach is an outstanding river for
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, both for ordinary
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s as well as
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s. However, the stream has several forks as it makes its way northwards, some of which are dead ends.


See also

*
List of rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate A list of rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany: A * Aar * Adenauer Bach * Ahr * Alf * Alfbach * Appelbach * Asdorf * Aubach B * Birzenbach * Blattbach * Breitenbach * Brexbach * Brohlbach, tributary of the Moselle * Brohlbach, tributary of t ...


References

Rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate South Palatinate Rivers of Germany