The Ottersheim Dividing Weir was established in 1772 as a "lordly weir." Since the 18th century, it has divided the waters of the artificial Spiegelbach from the Queich in a ratio of 2/5 to 3/5. While the Spiegelbach flows past the Knittelsheim Mill to Bellheim, the waters of the Queich trickle northward to Zeiskam. The regulations for dividing the water were already laid down in writing in the "Electoral Palatinate Queichbach Ordinance" of 1784. The numbers on the transverse blocks indicate the numbers of the keys that allowed the water warden to unlock the weirs on water days. These keys had to be deposited with the Germersheim District Office.

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Hans Ewald

May 29, 2021

here the Queich is divided with the Spiegelbach this weir was built around 1772
they were used to water the meadows

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