Eichelbach (Nidda)

The Eichelbach is a river of Hesse, Germany. It is a tributary of the Nidda, 18 km long.

Course
The Eichelbach has its source in Vogelsberg, north of the Hoherodskopfes and east of the town Schotten-Breungeshain. It discharges into the Nidda river at the town of Nidda. Since the summer of 2009 a retention basin is being built upstream from Eichelsdorf by the Nidda water board, with a capacity of 390,000 m3, to protect the villages on the Eichelbach and the Nidda.

Villages
The Eichelbach flows through the following villages:
 * Breungeshain
 * Busenbornn
 * Eschenrod
 * Wingershausen
 * Eichelsachsen
 * Eichelsdorf

Tributaries

 * Eckardsbach (Waidbach) (left)
 * Schandwiesenbach (left)

Water quality
The water quality of the Eichelback is deemed good.