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1 Catchment and tributaries  




2 See also  




3 References  













Prüm (river)






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Coordinates: 50°18′53″N 6°28′8.8″E / 50.31472°N 6.469111°E / 50.31472; 6.469111
  
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Prüm
The Prüm near Waxweiler
Course of the Prüm
Location
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictsVulkaneifel and Bitburg-Prüm
RegionEifel
Reference no.DE: 2628
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationBetween Ormont and Reuth on the Schneifelridge
 • coordinates50°18′53″N 6°28′8.8″E / 50.31472°N 6.469111°E / 50.31472; 6.469111
 • elevationca. 650 m above sea level (NHN)
Mouth 

 • location

inMinden into the Sauer

 • coordinates

49°49′22″N 6°28′16.1″E / 49.82278°N 6.471139°E / 49.82278; 6.471139

 • elevation

ca. 154 m above sea level (NHN)
Length95.04 km (59.06 mi)[1]
Basin size888.758 km2 (343.151 sq mi)[1]
Discharge 
 • locationat its mouth[2]
 • average11.42 m³/s
Basin features
ProgressionSauer→ Moselle→ Rhine→ North Sea
Landmarks
  • 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 
     • leftNims
     • rightEnz
    WaterbodiesReservoirs: 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

    [edit]

    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)):

    See also

    [edit]

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ a b c Geoexplorer of the Rhineland-Palatinate Water Authority (Wasserwirtschaftsverwaltung Rheinland-Pfalz)
  • ^ 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
  • ^ Geoportal Rheinland-Pfalz


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