| Little Kyll | |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Germany |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| Subdivision Type3: | Districts |
| Subdivision Type4: | Reference no. |
| Subdivision Name4: | DE: 26784 |
| Source1 Location: | On the heights of the Neroth woods in the county of Vulkaneifel |
| Source1 Elevation: | ca. |
| Mouth Location: | Discharges south of Manderscheid into the Lieser |
| Mouth Elevation: | ca. |
| Basin Landmarks: | Villages: Neroth, Oberstadtfeld, Niederstadtfeld, Schutz |
| Progression: | Lieser→ |
| Basin Size: | 83.545km2 |
| Tributaries Right: | See table |
| Tributaries Left: | See table |
| Custom Label: | References |
| Extra: | Valley of the Kleine Kyll south of its confluence with the Meerbach |
The Little Kyll[1] [2] German: Kleine Kyll, pronounced: "kill") is a 23.9adj=midNaNadj=mid orographically right-hand tributary of the Lieser.
The Little Kyll rises northeast of Neroth on the heights of the Neroth woods in the county of Vulkaneifel in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It flows in a southerly direction through the municipalities of Neroth, Oberstadtfeld, Niederstadtfeld and Schutz and empties into the Lieser south of Manderscheid, Bernkastel-Wittlich.
The tributaries of the Little Kyll include the following (in a downstream direction):
| Name | Length (km) | Direction | Confluene after km | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enzenbach | 2678412 | 2.6 | right | 21.3 | Neroth | |
| Kreuzbach | 26784132 | 0.8 | right | 20.5 | ||
| Dehmbach | 1.0 | right | 19.7 | |||
| Bach vom Birkenberg (Winkelbach) | 2678414 | 1.5 | left | 18.2 | Oberstadtfeld | |
| Risselbach | 1.3 | left | 16.6 | Niederstadtfeld | ||
| Kälberbach | 2678416 | 3.9 | right | 16.2 | Niederstadtfeld | |
| Kerlbach | 1.0 | left | 15.2 | Niederstadtfeld | ||
| Walmerbach | 267842 | 7.2 | right | 11.9 | Schutz | |
| Speicherbach | 267844 | 3.5 | right | 10.0 | ||
| Meerbach | 267846 | 4.2 | right | 6.3 | Meerfeld | |
| Ellbach | 26784712 | 2.0 | right | 4.7 | ||
| Dombach | 1.0 | left | 2.6 | Manderscheid | ||
| Horngraben | 2678472 | 2.5 | right | 1.9 | ||
| Fischbach | 267848 | 6.1 | right | 0.8 |
In the area between Oberstadtfeld and Bleckhausener Mühle/Meerfeld the cycleway runs parallel to the Kleine Kyll.
At the confluence with the Horngraben, south of Manderscheid is the gorge of Wolfsschlucht[3] as well as a waterfall.