The Lehbach, in its upper reaches also called Spalbach, is a right-hand tributary of the Ruwer in the county of Trier-Saarburg in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It has a length of 6.602 kilometres (4.102 mi), a catchment area of 12.794 square kilometres (4.940 sq mi). Its GKZ is 26562.
| Lehbach | |
|---|---|
 Raised bog at Ellersbach | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| 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 (4.1 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 12.794 km2 (4.940 sq mi)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Ruwer→ Moselle→ Rhine→ North Sea |
It rises in the highlands of the Osburger Hochwald at the foot of the Rösterkopf mountain and, together with the 3.205-kilometre-long (1.991 mi) Ellersbach (also Kreidbach), in whose source region is a raised bog, impounded to form the Keller Reservoir.
The Lehbach lies within the Naturschutzgebiet (nature reserve) of Keller Mulde and discharges near Niederkell into the Ruwer.