Eichelbach (Nidda)
# Eichelbach (Nidda)

The Eichelbach is a river of Hesse, Germany. It is a tributary of the Nidda, 18 kilometres (11 mi) long.

## Geography

### 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 cubic metres (320 acre⋅ft), 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.

