Sandbach (Acher)
| Sandbach | |
|---|---|
The Sandbach in May 2013 in Vimbuch. Foreground: the Sandbach Flood Relief Canal | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| District | Rastatt |
| Municipality | Baden-Baden |
| Reference no. | DE: 2357289 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Near the Black Forest High Road (B500) between Hundseck and Unterstmatt |
| • coordinates | 48°38′22″N 8°12′02″E / 48.6394417°N 08.2006389°E |
| • elevation | ca. 855 m above sea level (NN) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Near Iffezheim into the Acher |
• coordinates | 48°49′12″N 8°07′25″E / 48.8201056°N 08.1235639°E |
• elevation | 116 m above sea level (NN) |
| Length | 29.2 km (18.1 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Acher→ Rhine→ North Sea |
| Landmarks |
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| Tributaries | |
| • left | Grünebächle, Eichwaldbächle, Grautenbach, Kuhbach, Rohrgraben, Hardtgraben |
| • right | Wiedenbach, Hirschbach, Liehenbach, Steinbach, Grünbach, Sinzheimer Dorfbach, Ooskanal |
The Sandbach is a river in the districts of Rastatt and Baden-Baden in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. From its source it runs, initially as the Bühlot, northwestwards within the Northern Black Forest, then out onto the Upper Rhine Plain heading north-northeast at first before swinging northwest again to its confluence. Its mouth lies 29.1 kilometres below its source near Iffezheim, where it discharges from the right into the lower reaches of the Acher which are known as the Altrheinzug ("Old Rhine Course").