Federbach (Alb)

The Federbach is a roughly 41-kilometre-long (25 mi) stream in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It flows through the districts of Karlsruhe and Rastatt and discharges today near the Karlsruhe district of Maxau into the Alb.

Federbach
The Federbach in Bietigheim
Location
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Reference no.	DE: 23748
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Where the Am Federbach road branches off Neudorfstraße in Malsch
• coordinates	48°53′00″N 8°19′57″E
• elevation	ca. 125 m above sea level (NN)
Mouth
• location	Into the Alb in the southeast of Karlsruhe-Maxau by the B 10 bridge
• coordinates	49°02′14″N 8°19′01″E
• elevation	ca. 105 m above sea level (NN)
Length	41.7 km (25.9 mi) [1]
Basin size	127 km2 (49 sq mi) [1]
Basin features
Progression	Alb→ Rhine→ North Sea

Its source region lies in the municipality of Malsch on the edge of the Northern Black Forest. Unlike the other streams on the right-hand side of the Upper Rhine Plain the Federbach flows from Malsch initially southwest, then swings west near Muggensturm and accompanies the Rhine northwards for a long way after entering the Rhine lowlands.

As a result of the influence of man from the early 18th century to the 1930s the course of the Federbach was significantly changed. The 1993 water management and ecological pilot project, "Federbach lowland development concept" (Entwicklungskonzept Federbachniederung) aimed to develop the Federbach and its lowland areas into a near-natural region. The planned measures were implemented in 14 construction phases from 1995 to 2009.

See also

• List of rivers of Baden-Württemberg

References

1. Map services of the Baden-Württemberg State Office for the Environment, Survey and Conservation (Landesanstalt für Umwelt, Messungen und Naturschutz Baden-Württemberg)

External links

• Federbachbruch zwischen Malsch und Muggensturm (Themenpark Umwelt)