Lehbach
| Lehbach | |
|---|---|
 Raised bog at Ellersbach | |
| Location | |
| Location | Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
| Reference no. | DE: 26562 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | In the Osburger Hochwald at the foot of the Rösterkopf |
| • coordinates | 49°40′00″N 6°48′56″E / 49.6666917°N 6.8154556°E |
| • elevation | ca. 640 m above sea level (NN) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Near Niederkell into the Ruwer |
• coordinates | 49°37′14″N 6°47′11″E / 49.6204944°N 6.7864500°E |
• elevation | ca. 426 m above sea level (NN) |
| Length | 6.6 km [1] |
| Basin size | 12.794 km² [1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Ruwer→ Moselle→ Rhine→ North Sea |
The Lehbach, in its upper reaches also called the Spalbach, is a right-hand tributary of the River Ruwer in the county of Trier-Saarburg in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It has a length of 6.602 kilometres, a catchment area of 12.794 square kilometres and the federal stream index number, 26562.
It rises in the highlands of the Osburger Hochwald at the foot of the Rösterkopf mountain and, together with the 3.205-kilometre-long Ellersbach (also Kreidbach), in whose source region is a raised bog, impounded to form the Keller Reservoir.
The Lehbach lies within the nature reserve of Keller Mulde and discharges near Niederkell into the Ruwer.