Brunnbach (Hagertal)

The Brunnbach  is a river of Tyrol, Austria, in the protected landscape Hefferthorn-Fellhorn-Sonnenberg.

Course
The Brunnbach rises at an altitude of 1610 m above the Adriatic sea level below the Fellhorn mountain in the Chiemgau Alps and flows with a number of waterfalls in the Kreuzangergraben downstream int the valley. The stream is fed by tributaries from the rifts of the Einfangalm, Hackalm, Martenalm and Weissensteinalm. (Alm: German for Alpine pasture). In a last waterfall above the Bäckenalm, the water again rushes down and collects itself in a lagoon-like basin. In the valley Hagertal between Kössen and Kirchdorf in Tirol, after 2 km it reaches as right tributary the Großache.

Special feature
The distinctiveness of this river is the naturalness of its meandering course and its natural shore vegetation. The stream has a width between 2 and 6 m. After strong rainfalls, the body swells rapidly and passes over the shores, but flows through the meanders at low speed. Therefore, here the typical fertile wetlands are formed.