Wild Gutach

The Wild Gutach (German: Wilde Gutach) is a river in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It flows into the Elz in Gutach im Breisgau.

Wild Gutach
The Wild Gutach on exiting the narrow valley of Wildgutach into the broader Simonswälder Tal (front)
Location
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
LocationBlack Forest
Reference no.DE: 23384
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationnear Furtwangen (as the Heubach)
  elevation1,065 m above sea level (NN)
Mouth 
  location
near Gutach im Breisgau into the Elz
  coordinates
48°07′14″N 7°59′23″E
  elevation
284 m above sea level (NN)
Length25.2 km (15.7 mi) [1]
Basin size129 km2 (50 sq mi) [1]
Basin features
ProgressionElzRhineNorth Sea
LandmarksSmall towns: Furtwangen, St. Märgen, Gütenbach, Simonswald and Gutach im Breisgau
Populationc. 6600
Tributaries 
  leftGlaserbach, Zweribach, Ettersbach
  rightBregenbach, Teichbach, Kilpenbach, Nonnenbach, Griesbach, Haslachsimonswälder Bach

Sights and structures

  • Hexenlochmühle with two overshot water wheels in a ravine-like witch's hole (Hexenloch)
  • Balzer Herrgott, a stone statue of Christ which has almost grown into a tree
  • Teichschlucht ravine below Gütenbach
  • Hirschbach Falls and Zweribach Waterfalls in the rugged Zweribach Cirque (Bannwald and nature reserve)
  • Plattensee Reservoir in the high valley of the Platte of the Zweribach
  • Zweribachwerk, power station above Simonswald
  • Brend summit
  • Kandel summit
  • Schultiskopf and Spitzer Stein (rocky arêtes)
  • Kostgfällschlucht with waterfalls and the Gfällfelsen rock formation (climbing area, nature reserve)
  • Chapel on the Hörnleberg

See also

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