Speyerbach

Speyerbach
The Speyerbach in the town of Speyer
Course of the Speyerbach to the Rhine through the Palatinate Forest and Rhine valley
Location
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationnear Speyerbrunn
 • coordinates49°20′58.7″N 7°52′13″E / 49.349639°N 7.87028°E / 49.349639; 7.87028
 • elevation296 m (971 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Speyer
 • coordinates
49°19′9.5″N 8°26′58″E / 49.319306°N 8.44944°E / 49.319306; 8.44944
 • elevation
92 m (302 ft)
Length60.1 km (37.3 mi)
Basin size596 km2 (230 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average3 m3/s (110 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionRhineNorth Sea
Tributaries 
 • leftBreitenbach, Hochspeyerbach, Luhrbach, Woogbach (splits from Speyerbach, changes its name to Nonnenbach, then rejoins)
 • rightErlenbach, Helmbach, Mühlbachgraben, Modenbach, Hainbach
Cities, towns, and municipalitiesTown, Speyer, Lambrecht, Elmstein, Esthal, Frankeneck, Hanhofen, Dudenhofen
Course of the Gießhübelbach through Speyer
The Gießhübelbach below the historic town centre of Speyer

The Speyerbach is a left tributary of the Rhine in the Palatinate part of Rhineland-Palatinate. In Speyer, the river split into Gießhübelbach and Woogbach. The Woogbach changes its name to Nonnenbach, then flows into Gießhübelbach shortly before the latter flows into the Rhine.