Queich
The Queich is a tributary of the Rhine, which rises in the southern part of the Palatinate Forest, and flows through the Upper Rhine valley to its confluence with the Rhine in Germersheim. It is 52 kilometres (32 mi) long and is one of the four major drainage systems of the Palatinate Forest along with the Speyerbach, Lauter and Schwarzbach. The Queich flows through the towns Hauenstein, Annweiler am Trifels, Siebeldingen, Landau, Offenbach an der Queich and Germersheim.
| Queich | |
|---|---|
Queich in Annweiler | |
Course of the Queich through Palatinate Forest and Upper Rhine valley | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| Cities | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Palatinate Forest |
| • location | Hauenstein, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
| • coordinates | 49°10′6″N 7°50′48″E |
| • elevation | 395 m (1,296 ft) |
| Mouth | Confluence with Rhine |
• location | Germersheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
• coordinates | 49°13′39″N 8°23′4″E |
• elevation | 105 m (344 ft) |
| Length | 51.5 km (32.0 mi) |
| Basin size | 271.2 km2 (104.7 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rhine→ North Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Birnbach, Spiegelbach |
| • right | Wellbach, Eisbach, Fuchsbach |
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