Schwarzbach (Klettgau)

This article is about a stream in Switzerland. For others, see Schwarzbach.

Schwarzbach
The Schwarzbach at the edge of Riedern am Sand
Location
Countries	Switzerland and Germany
Canton	Zürich
State	Baden-Württemberg
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	East of Berwangen
• coordinates	47.63180°N 8.51833°E / 47.63180; 8.51833
• elevation	ca. 541 m (1,775 ft)
Mouth
• location	Above Lauchringen into the Klingengraben
• coordinates	47.61273°N 8.34161°E / 47.61273; 8.34161
• elevation	369 m (1,211 ft)
Length	17.5 km (10.9 mi)
Basin size	64.056 km2 (24.732 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	0.638 m3/s (22.5 cu ft/s)
• minimum	0.248 m3/s (8.8 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Klingengraben→ Wutach→ Rhine→ North Sea
Tributaries
• right	Seegraben

Schwarzbach (lit. "black stream") is a river of the Canton of Zürich, Switzerland, and of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Klingengraben.

Geography

Schwarzbach has its origin in the southern range of hills that separates Klettgau from the Rhine. Its headwaters lie approximately two kilometers northwest of the municipality of Rafz in Switzerland and one kilometer east of the village Berwangen in Dettighofen, Germany. South of Dettighofen, the river forms a short section of the Germany–Switzerland border.

After about four kilometers the Schwarzbach runs entirely on German territory, passing the villages Bühl and Riedern am Sand, and leaving its valley near Riedern am Sand to flow across the plain of Klettgau. Shortly after it enters the plain, roughly halfway through its course, the creek Seegraben flows into it from the east. Like Schwarzbach, Seegraben also originates along Switzerland's northern border in the southern hills of Klettgau, near the Swiss village of Osterfingen and the valley Wangental.

On the plain in Klettgau, the Schwarzbach flows further west with a gentle slope. It flows through the village Grießen and passes Geißlingen further south. Near upper Lauchringen, it flows into the Klingengraben from the left with a flow of approximately 0.64 m³/s (23 cu ft/s).

Infrastructure

The main route along the plain of Klettgau is Bundesstraße 34, which accompanies the Kotbach and Schwarzbach in their lower reaches. From Geißlingen, Landesstraße 163 follows the course of the Schwarzbach and passes through its valley, to finally connect to Bundesstraße 27 in Jetstetten.

Castles along the stream

The ruins of Burg Neu-Krenkingen, one of the castles of the nobile family of Krenkingen, lie above the stream.

See also

• List of rivers of Baden-Württemberg