Wellbach (Queich)

Wellbach
Location Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Length 15 km
Source Near Eschkopf in the Palatine Forest
49°18′33″N 7°52′01″E / 49.30917°N 7.86694°E / 49.30917; 7.86694Coordinates: 49°18′33″N 7°52′01″E / 49.30917°N 7.86694°E / 49.30917; 7.86694
Source height ca. 490 m above sea level (NN)
Mouth Bei Rinnthal
49°13′27″N 7°54′52″E / 49.22417°N 7.91444°E / 49.22417; 7.91444
Mouth height ca. 192 m above sea level (NN)
Descent ca. 298 m
Basin Rhine
Progression Queich Rhine North Sea

The Wellbach is a 15-kilometre-long stream in the Palatine Forest in Germany. It rises near Eschkopf and flows towards the south. In doing so, it passes the eastern edge of Hofstätten (Pfalz) in the municipality of Wilgartswiesen. It then flows under the B 10 federal highway before discharging into the Queich, as its largest tributary.

The B 48 follows the stream for its entire length.

In its upper reaches, the Wellbach forms a municipal boundary, in places, of the town of Landau, which owns extensive areas of woodland in the Palatine Forest.


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