Odenbach (Glan)
The Odenbach is a orographically right bank tributary of the Glan in the counties of Kaiserslautern and Kusel in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Geography. Course. The Odenbach rises about north of Kaiserslautern in the North Palatine Uplands near the hamlet of Sonnenhof. It flows – mainly in a north-northwesterly direction – through the municipalities of Schneckenhausen, Schallodenbach and Niederkirchen in the county of Kaiserslautern and through Hefersweiler, Reipoltskirchen, Ginsweiler and Adenbach in the county of Kusel, before emptying into the Glan in the eponymous village of Odenbach after a distance of just under 23 kilometres. Catchment. The  catchment of the Odenbach covers an area of and consist of 50% arable land, 25.6% pasture, 20.2% woodland and 4.2% settlements. Tributaries. The most important tributary of the Odenbach is the , which alone drains 21% of the catchment of the Odenbach. The other streams have a catchment of less than . The following table shows the tributaries of the Odenbach from source to mouth, as listed by the Water Management Authority of Rhineland-Palatinate. The table gives the name, whether it is a left or right tributary, its length, its catchment area, the location of its confluence, the height of its  confluence and its waterbody number. Transport routes. The L 201 runs through the Odenbach valley. Leisure pursuits. The Odenbach Valley Cycleway runs through the Odenbach valley for . It runs from Otterberg via Niederkirchen to Odenbach Sights. The best known sights in the valley are the two water castles: