| Pleiße | |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Germany |
| Subdivision Type2: | States |
| Subdivision Name2: | Saxony and Thuringia |
| Length: | 90 km |
| Source1 Location: | Drei-Linden-Brunnen (formerly Alboldsbrunnen) in Ebersbrunn near Zwickau |
| Source1 Elevation: | 443 m |
| Mouth Location: | White Elster (Elster flood plain) in Leipzig |
| Mouth Elevation: | 103 m |
| Tributaries Right: | Paradiesbach, Wyhra, Gösel |
| Tributaries Left: | Koberbach, Sprotte |
| Ports: | none |
| Custom Label: | Navigable |
| Custom Data: | no |
The Pleiße is a river of Saxony and Thuringia, Germany.
The Pleiße has its source southwest of Zwickau at Ebersbrunn, then flows through Werdau, Crimmitschau, Altenburg, and other towns and villages in Saxony and Thuringia, before flowing from the right into the White Elster in Leipzig.
The river originally had a natural length of 115km (71miles); however, south of Leipzig, it has been straightened, which shortened it to around 90km (60miles).