Prüm (river)

Prüm
The Prüm near Waxweiler
Location
Location	Eifel, Vulkaneifel, Bitburg-Prüm, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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
Basin size	888.758 km²
Discharge
• location	at its mouth
• 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, and its basin area is 889 km². 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 in area. Its tributaries include: The largest tributaries of the Prüm are; (l = left bank (dark blue), r = right bank; light blue):

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