Otterbach (Rhine)
| Otterbach | |
|---|---|
Course of the Otterbach (bottom) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| Reference no. | DE: 237522 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Near Oberotterbach |
| • coordinates | 49°04′53″N 7°55′53″E / 49.08139°N 7.93139°E |
| • elevation | roughly 282 m above sea level (NN) |
| Mouth | |
• location | At Leimersheim into the Michelsbach |
• coordinates | 49°07′36″N 8°20′35″E / 49.126528°N 8.34306°E |
• elevation | roughly 98 m above sea level (NN) |
| Length | 42.23 km |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Michelsbach→ Rhine→ North Sea |
| Landmarks | Small towns: Kandel, Wörth am Rhein |
| Population | 119.158 |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Dierbach |
| • right | Bruchbach |
| Waterbodies | Reservoirs: Fischmal |
The Otterbach is a stream, 42 kilometres long, in South Palatinate in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, that flows eastwards and northeastwards towards the Upper Rhine.