Windbach

Windbach
Location
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
Aar
 • coordinates
50°15′24″N 8°03′30″E / 50.25667°N 8.05833°E / 50.25667; 8.05833
Basin features
ProgressionAarLahnRhineNorth Sea

Windbach is a small river of Hesse, Germany. It flows into the Aar near Aarbergen. Rising in the western Taunus foothills near Kettenbach (50°14′53″N 8°06′54″E), this third-order stream flows southeast through a predominantly agricultural catchment before its confluence with the Aar at Aarbergen (50°14′53″N 8°06′54″E). With an average discharge of 0.12 m³/s and a gradient of 1.8%, the Windbach exhibits a pluvial-nival flow regime characteristic of mid-altitude Central European streams. Its riparian zone supports typical floodplain vegetation communities dominated by Alnus glutinosa (European alder) and Salix spp. (willows), as documented in Hesse's small watercourse monitoring program.[1]

See also


  1. ^ Kreklow, Jennifer; Steinhoff-Knopp, Bastian; Friedrich, Klaus; Tetzlaff, Björn (2020-05-16). "Comparing Rainfall Erosivity Estimation Methods Using Weather Radar Data for the State of Hesse (Germany)". Water. 12 (5): 1424. Bibcode:2020Water..12.1424K. doi:10.3390/w12051424. ISSN 2073-4441.