Prüm (river)

Prüm
Course of the Prüm
Data
Water code	EN : 2628
location	Eifel Germany Rhineland-Palatinate Vulkaneifel district Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm ,
River system	Rhine
Drain over	Sauer  → Moselle  → Rhine  → North Sea
source	between Ormont and Reuth on the Schneifel ridge 50 ° 18 ′ 53 ″  N , 6 ° 28 ′ 9 ″  E
Source height	approx.  650  m above sea level NHN
muzzle	in Minden in die Sauer Coordinates: 49 ° 49 '22 "  N , 6 ° 28' 16"  E 49 ° 49 '22 "  N , 6 ° 28' 16"  E
Mouth height	approx.  154  m above sea level NHN
Height difference	approx. 496 m
Bottom slope	approx. 5.2 ‰
length	95 km
Catchment area	888.758 km²
Discharge at the Prümzurlay A Eo gauge: 573.7 km² Location: 7.6 km above the mouth	NNQ (July 1, 1976) MNQ 1973–2007 MQ 1973–2007 Mq 1973–2007 MHQ 1973–2007 HHQ (January 3, 2003)	272 l / s 908 l / s 8.08 m³ / s 14.1 l / (s km²) 115 m³ / s 252 m³ / s
Discharge at the mouth of the A Eo : 888.758 km²	MQ Mq	11.42 m³ / s 12.8 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries	Nims
Right tributaries	Enz
Reservoirs flowed through	Bitburg reservoir
Small towns	Prüm
Communities	Neuendorf , Olzheim , Watzerath , Pittenbach , Pronsfeld , Lünebach , Merlscheid , Kinzenburg , Waxweiler , Niederpierscheid , Mauel , Echtershausen , Hamm , Wiersdorf , Biersdorf am See , Wißmannsdorf , Brecht , Oberweis , Bettingen , Wettlingen , Peffingen , Holsthum , Prümzurlay , Irrel , Menningen , Minden
The Prüm near Waxweiler
The Prüm between Prümzurlay and Irrel

The Prüm is an 85 km long orographically left tributary of the Sauer in the Eifel . It flows in the district of Vulkaneifel and Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm in Rhineland-Palatinate .

The river is known for its rapids between Prümzurlay and Irrel (Prümer and Irrel waterfalls ), where kayak competitions take place regularly .

geography

course

The Prüm rises in the Vulkaneifel district at the north-eastern end of the Schneifel ridge. Its source is between Ormont and Reuth at 650  m above sea level. NHN in the Arenberg Forest.

Initially, the Prüm runs north to west past the Ormont district of Neuenstein . Shortly afterwards it reaches the Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm and flows through Neuendorf and Olzheim . The river then runs through the city center of Prüm and passes Niederprüm . It then runs through Watzerath , where the Mehlenbach joins, Pittenbach and Pronsfeld , where the Alfbach joins . Up to there the river runs mainly south-south-west.

From then on the Prüm turns south and runs through Lünebach . Then the Prüm flows between Merlscheid and Kinzenburg and reaches Waxweiler . From now on it runs south-southeast. The river Niederpierscheid , Mauel , Echtershausen and Hamm , where it forms several river loops. It then flows through the Bitburg reservoir (39.3 ha), on whose eastern bank Biersdorf am See lies.

After passing Wiersdorf, the Prüm flows through Hermesdorf , turns to the south-southwest, Wißmannsdorf , Brecht , Oberweis and Bettingen . From then on it flows southwards and passes Wettlingen and Peffingen . From the Holsthum , which then flows through , where the Enz joins, the river turns to the south-southeast and flows through Prümzurlay and Irrel , where the Nims flows, and passes Menningen .

A little further south, the Prüm flows into Minden as the largest tributary into the Moselle tributary Sauer ; the mouth is about the same longitude as the source and thus almost south of the source.

Catchment area and tributaries

The catchment area of the Prüm is 888.758 km². Its tributaries include: The largest tributaries of the Prüm are; (l = left side (dark blue), r = right side; light blue):

→ Main article : List of tributaries of the Prüm

• Mehlenbach (r), 14.3 km, before Watzerath
• Mönbach (r), 9.8 km, to Watzerath
• Alfbach (r), 22.3 km, near Pronsfeld
• Bierbach (r), 9.8 km, to Pronsfeld
• Echtersbach (r), 7.3 km, before Brecht
• Enz (r), 37.9 km, in Holsthum
• Nims (l), 61.4 km, near Irrel

Web links

Commons : Prüm  - Collection of Images

• Map / aerial photo of the course of the Prüm
• Current water level at the Prümzurlay gauge (RLP water management authority)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Map service of the landscape information system of the Rhineland-Palatinate nature conservation administration (LANIS map) ( notes ) (DTK 1: 5,000 color)
2. ↑ ^{a b c} GeoExplorer of the Rhineland-Palatinate Water Management Authority ( information )
3. ↑ Level data from the LfU Rhineland-Palatinate
4. ↑ Added level data from Prümzurlay on the Prüm and Alsdorf-Oberecken on the Nims flowing in below, increased by the remaining catchment area (51.2 km²) with a (low estimated) Mq of 10 l / s km²