Prüm (river)

Prüm
The Prüm near Waxweiler
Course of the Prüm
Location
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
Districts	Vulkaneifel and Bitburg-Prüm
Region	Eifel
Reference no.	DE: 2628
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Between Ormont and Reuth on the Schneifelridge
• coordinates	50°18′53″N 6°28′8.8″E
• elevation	ca. 650 m above sea level (NHN)
Mouth
• location	in Minden into the Sauer
• coordinates	49°49′22″N 6°28′16.1″E
• elevation	ca. 154 m above sea level (NHN)
Length	95.04 km (59.06 mi)[1]
Basin size	888.758 km^2 (343.151 sq mi)[1]
Discharge
• location	at its mouth[2]
• average	11.42 m³/s
Basin features
Progression	Sauer→ Moselle→ Rhine→ North Sea
Landmarks	Small towns: Prüm Villages: Neuendorf, Olzheim, Watzerath, Pittenbach, Pronsfeld, Lünebach, Merlscheid, Kinzenburg, Waxweiler, Niederpierscheid, Mauel, Echtershausen, Hamm, Wiersdorf, Wißmannsdorf, Brecht, Oberweis, Bettingen, Wettlingen, Peffingen, Holsthum, Prümzurlay, Irrel, Menningen, Minden
Tributaries
• left	Nims
• right	Enz
Waterbodies	Reservoirs: Bitburg Reservoir
The Prüm between Prümzurlay and Irrel

The Prüm (German pronunciation: [ˈpʁʏm]) is a river in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, left tributary of the Sauer.

Its total length is 95 km (59 mi), and its basin area is 889 km² (343 sq mi).^[3] 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 888.758 km² (343.151 sq mi)^[1] in area. The largest tributaries of the Prüm are (l = left bank (dark blue), r = right bank (light blue)):

• Mehlenbach (r), 14.3 km (8.9 mi), before Watzerath
• Mönbach (r), 9.8 km (6.1 mi), after Watzerath
• Alfbach (r), 22.3 km (13.9 mi), near Pronsfeld
• Bierbach (r), 9.8 km (6.1 mi), after Pronsfeld
• Echtersbach (r), 7.3 km (4.5 mi), before Brecht
• Enz (r), 37.9 km (23.5 mi), in Holsthum
• Nims (l), 61.4 km (38.2 mi), at Irrel

See also

• List of rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate

References

1. Geoexplorer of the Rhineland-Palatinate Water Authority (Wasserwirtschaftsverwaltung Rheinland-Pfalz)
2. Combined gauge data from Prümzurlay on the Prüm and Alsdorf-Oberecken on its confluence with the Nims, increased by the remaining catchment area (51.2 km²) with a (low estimate) Mq of 10 L/s km²
3. Geoportal Rheinland-Pfalz