Moosalb (Schwarzbach)
| Moosalb | |
|---|---|
The Moosalb in the Karlstal valley | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| Region | Palatine Forest |
| Reference no. | DE: 264262 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Near Trippstadt |
| • coordinates | 49°20′04″N 7°49′05″E / 49.3344°N 7.8181°E |
| • elevation | 410 m above sea level (NN) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Near Waldfischbach-Burgalben into the Schwarzbach |
• coordinates | 49°16′45″N 7°38′50″E / 49.2793°N 7.6471°E |
• elevation | 248 m above sea level (NN) |
| Length | 25.82 km, with the Aschbach 30.3 km |
| Basin size | 188.174 km2 |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Schwarzbach→ Blies→ Saar→ Moselle→ Rhine→ North Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Aschbach, Kottelbach, Krickenbach, Queidersbach |
The Moosalb (also Moosalbe) is a stream in West Palatinate in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The upper Moosalb valley is also called the Hammertal ("hammer mill valley") on account of the many witnesses, in the form of ruined buildings and structures, to the iron smelting and working industries of the 18th and 19th centuries.