Eichelbach (Nidda)
The Eichelbach is a river of Hesse, Germany. It is a tributary of the Nidda, long.Geography
Course
The Eichelbach has its source in Vogelsberg, north of the Hoherodskopfes and east of the town Schotten-Breungeshain. It discharges into the Nidda river at the town of Nidda. Since the summer of 2009 a retention basin is being built upstream from Eichelsdorf by the Nidda water board, with a capacity of, to protect the villages on the Eichelbach and the Nidda.Villages
The Eichelbach flows through the following villages:
- Breungeshain
- Busenbornn
- Eschenrod
- Wingershausen
- Eichelsachsen
- Eichelsdorf
Tributaries
- Eckardsbach
- Schandwiesenbach
The water quality of the Eichelback is deemed good.
