Prüm (river) explained

Prüm
Map:	Prüm (rivière).png
Map Size:	280px
Subdivision Type1:	Country
Subdivision Name1:	Germany
Subdivision Type2:	State
Subdivision Name2:	Rhineland-Palatinate
Subdivision Type3:	Districts
Subdivision Name3:	Vulkaneifel and Bitburg-Prüm
Subdivision Type4:	Region
Subdivision Name4:	Eifel
Subdivision Type5:	Reference no.
Subdivision Name5:	DE: 2628
Source1 Location:	Between Ormont and Reuth on the Schneifelridge
Source1 Coordinates:	50.3147°N 6.4691°W
Source1 Elevation:	ca.
Mouth Location:	in Minden into the Sauer
Mouth Coordinates:	49.8228°N 6.4711°W
Mouth Elevation:	ca.
Discharge1 Location:	at its mouth
Discharge1 Avg:	11.42 m³/s
Tributaries Right:	Enz
Tributaries Left:	Nims
Waterbodies:	Reservoirs: Bitburg Reservoir
Custom Label:	References
Extra:	The Prüm between Prümzurlay and Irrel

The Prüm (pronounced as /de/) is a river in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, left tributary of the Sauer.

Its total length is, and its basin area is .^[1] The Prüm rises in the Schneifel hills, north of the town of Prüm, close to the border with Belgium. It flows southward through Prüm, Waxweiler, Holsthum, and Irrel. The Prüm discharges to the Sauer in Minden, on the border with Luxembourg, three kilometres east of Echternach. The largest tributary of the Prüm is the Nims.

Catchment and tributaries

The catchment of the Prüm is in area. The largest tributaries of the Prüm are (l = left bank (dark blue), r = right bank (light blue)):

• Mehlenbach (r),, before Watzerath
• Mönbach (r),, after Watzerath
• Alfbach (r),, near Pronsfeld
• Bierbach (r),, after Pronsfeld
• Echtersbach (r),, before Brecht
• Enz (r),, in Holsthum
• Nims (l),, at Irrel

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See also

• List of rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate

References

1. http://www.geoportal-wasser.rlp.de/servlet/is/2025/ Geoportal Rheinland-Pfalz

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