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Erlenbach (Speyerbach)

Coordinates: 49°20′58″N 7°52′16″E / 49.34944°N 7.87111°E / 49.34944; 7.87111
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Erlenbach
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Location
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationthe Eschkopf,
 • coordinates49°18′45″N 7°50′41″E / 49.31250°N 7.84472°E / 49.31250; 7.84472
 • elevation460 m (1,510 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Confluence with Speyerbach at Speyerbrunn,
 • coordinates
49°20′58″N 7°52′16″E / 49.34944°N 7.87111°E / 49.34944; 7.87111
 • elevation
295 m (968 ft)
Length5 km (3.1 mi)
Basin size596 km2 (230 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionSpeyerbachRhineNorth Sea

The Erlenbach (German: [ˈɛʁlənbax] ) is a river in the Palatinate Forest, in the (Palatinate region of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is the strongest headwater of the Speyerbach, which is the largest river in the Anterior Palatinate.

The Erlenbach rises at a height of about 460 m on the eastern slope of the Eschkopf (609 m), hence on the eastern side of the Palatinate watershed.

If flows generally to the north and after only 5 km flows into the Speyerbach shortly after the latter's nominal spring at Speyerbrunn. Hydrologically speaking, the origin of the Erlenbach is the real origin of the Speyerbach.

The distance from the Erlenbach's spring to the Speyerbach's confluence with the Rhine is 60 km. The drainage basin of the Erlenbach/Speyerbach system measures 596 km².

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