Blinde Rot
| Blinde Rot | |
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The course of the Blinde Rot (below right)
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| Other name(s) | Adelmannsfelden Rot |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Basin features | |
| Main source | Near Vorderuhlberg, Frankenhardt municipality c. 503 metres (1,650 ft) 49°03′21″N 9°59′22″E / 49.0559°N 9.9894°E |
| River mouth |
Kocher, near Schäufele, Abtsgmünd municipality c. 363 metres (1,191 ft) 48°54′15″N 9°59′16″E / 48.9043°N 9.9878°ECoordinates: 48°54′15″N 9°59′16″E / 48.9043°N 9.9878°E |
| Progression | Kocher → Neckar → Rhine → North Sea |
| River system | Rhine |
| Basin size | 60.7 km2 (23.4 sq mi) |
| Waterbodies | Fleckenbachsee, Betzenweiher |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 28.2 kilometres (17.5 mi) |
The Blinde Rot, also called the Adelmannsfelden Rot, is a river in the Ellwangen Hills in the north of the German state of Baden-Württemberg, that rises in the municipality Frankenhardt and discharges into the Kocher in the municipality of Abtsgmünd.
The Blinde Rot rises on the gravel sandstone plateau on the northern foothills of the Ellwangen Hills, flows shortly thereafter through the lake of Fleckenbachsee and then meanders southwards through river meadows, before swinging abruptly west in front of the Hornberg hill, about 2 km before emptying into the Kocher near Schäufele.
The whole length of its valley lies on the Middle Keuper rocks. Its neighbouring rivers, which run through valleys roughly parallel to the Blinde Rot to the west as east, the Bühler and the Jagst, both flow in the opposite direction, i.e. to the north.
The tributaries of the Blinde Rot from source to mouth are:
The Blinde Rot initially flows through a very shallow depression, but from about Willa it cut more deeply and nowhere exceeds a maximum width of 150 metres. Mostly enclosed on both sides by wooded slopes, a small-scale, natural river landscape has survived on the valley floor. Pastures and meadows alternate here with woods, including elsewhere rare carrs. The river winds freely through both in natural meanders with steep and gently banks, accompanied by sandbanks, oxbow lakes and pools that are slowly silting up. The upper reaches the valley from the village of Bühlerzell to the hamlet of Grafenhof are designated as a protected landscape. This reserve was formed by a local act issued by the Ostalbkreis district office on 5 May 1994 and covers an area of 358 hectares. Immediately thereafter until the Burghardmühle mill below Adelmannsfelden is the protected landscape known as the "Valley of the Blinde Rot". It covers 84.5 hectares and was established on 20 December 1968.
The nature reserve of the Valley of the Blinde Rot (Naturschutzgebiet Tal der Blinde Rot) is a habitat rich in fauna. In the valley, 28 breeding bird species have been observed, including the white-throated dipper, the common kingfisher, the Eurasian woodcock and the marsh warbler. Two reptiles are native here: the viviparous lizard and slowworm, and the 7 species of amphibian include the fire salamander and yellow-bellied toad. In the waters of the Blinde Rot live the rare river trout and the endangered brook lamprey, and on the floodplain are numerous species of butterfly and dragonfly.
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