The Steinbach is a right and northeastern tributary of the Main near Kleinostheim in the Bavarian Spessart, Germany. It springs above , a borough of Johannesberg.
Geography
Course From the borough of the same name, the stream is called Steinbach. It flows into the narrow Steinbach valley, where the mill is believed to have been located. The tributary flows in from the right there. A few hundred meters further on, on a rock face by the stream, the so-called , a plaque honors .
At the lower end of the Steinbach valley lies the . It is the remains of a quarry in which basalt was mined. This igneous rock filled a volcanic vent that was formed around 43 million years ago. The eruption broke through a layer of red sandstone that had not yet been eroded at that time.
In Kleinostheim, the Steinbach is now completely piped and flows into the Main not far from the truck tank depot.
Tributaries Source: Ketterntalgraben (left) Roßbach (right) Hirschgründchensgraben (right) Hollergraben (right) Löwensteingraben (right, temporarily dry)
See also List of rivers of Bavaria
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