Krebsbach (Steinach)

Krebsbach
Location
CountryGermany
StatesBavaria
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
Steinach
 • coordinates
50°12′44″N 11°13′16″E / 50.2122°N 11.2211°E / 50.2122; 11.2211
Basin features
ProgressionSteinachRodachMainRhineNorth Sea

Krebsbach is a small river in Bavaria, Germany. It flows into the Steinach near Schneckenlohe.

Geography

Course

The Krebsbach is a stream in the north of Bavaria, which flows through the parish village of Schmölz at Heidelberg on the Haßlacherberg chain. It flows into the Steinach in Beikheim.[1]

Inflows

Vierlitzenbach, Schneckenlohe-Beikheim, 286 m above sea level [2]

Krebsbach Dam Krebsbach Dam was built in 1962 by a mining company in East Germany at the time of the Cold War named SAG/SDAG Wismu. The dam was 18.5 m (60’8”) and provided a needed water supply for nearby uranium mining.[3]



See also