▁dis charg es ▁today ▁near ▁the ▁Kar ls ru he ▁district ▁of ▁Max au ▁into ▁the ▁Alb . ▁ ▁Its ▁source ▁region ▁lies ▁in ▁the ▁municipality ▁of ▁Mal sch ▁on ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁Black ▁Forest . ▁Un like ▁the ▁other ▁streams ▁on ▁the ▁right - hand ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Upper ▁Rh ine ▁P lain ▁the ▁Feder bach ▁flows ▁from ▁Mal sch ▁initially ▁south west , ▁then ▁sw ings ▁west ▁near ▁M ug gen st urm ▁and ▁accompan ies ▁the ▁Rh ine ▁north wards ▁for ▁a ▁long ▁way ▁after ▁entering ▁the ▁Rh ine ▁low lands . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁man ▁from ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁Feder bach ▁was ▁significantly ▁changed . ▁The ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁water ▁management ▁and ▁e colog ical ▁pilot ▁project , ▁" F eder bach ▁low land ▁development ▁concept " ▁( Ent wicklung sk on ze pt ▁Feder bach n ieder ung ) ▁aim ed ▁to ▁develop ▁the ▁Feder bach ▁and ▁its ▁low land ▁areas ▁into ▁a ▁near - natural ▁region . ▁The ▁planned ▁measures ▁were ▁implemented ▁in ▁ 1 4 ▁construction ▁phases ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁rivers ▁of ▁Baden - W ür ttemberg ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Feder bach bru ch ▁zwischen ▁Mal sch ▁und ▁M ug gen st urm ▁( Th emen park ▁Um welt ) ▁ ▁Category :