title: Eichelbach (Nidda)
text: # 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.
  
  