Enz (Prüm)
| Enz | |
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| Location | Rhineland-Palatinate; Germany |
| Reference no. | DE: 26286 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | north of Arzfeld 544 m above sea level (NHN) 50°6′13″N 6°17′18″E / 50.10361°N 6.28833°ECoordinates: 50°6′13″N 6°17′18″E / 50.10361°N 6.28833°E |
| River mouth | in Holsthum into the Prüm 189 m above sea level (NHN) 49°53′29″N 6°24′41″E / 49.89139°N 6.41139°E |
| Length | 37.927 km |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Prüm→ Sauer→ Moselle→ Rhine→ North Sea |
| Basin size | 148.516 km² |
The Enz (also: Enzbach) is a 37.9-kilometre-long, orographically right-hand tributary of the Prüm in the Eifel mountains of Germany.
The Enz rises about 650 metres south-southwest of Lichtenborn at a height of 544 m above sea level (NHN). Its source region is on the Arzfeld Plateau (Arzfelder Hochfläche). From here it flows initially mainly in a south-southwesterly direction and, after about 150 metres, reaches the municipality of Arzfeld. Continuing in a south-southwesterly direction, it flows through Arzfeld. At the Arzfeld Mill (Arzfeldermühle), the Enz is impounded to form a small pond. Roughly below the mill the Enz heads southwards, forming the municipal boundary between Kickeshausen and Arzfeld, and then, further south, between Jucken und Emmelbaum. This is the start of the Neuerburg Enz Valley (Neuerburger Enztal). On its way to Neuerburg, the Enz now turns in a southeasterly direction. After passing the villages of Enztalhof, Engelsdorf, Zweifelscheid, Weidendell and Beyerhof, the Enz reaches the village of In der Enz, where the Wahlbach joins it from the right.
A little later, the Enz reaches Neuerburg. By the old mill, the waters of the Enz flow over a waterfall. Below the fall, the Enz continues heading southeast making several bends. After passing Daudistel the Enz crosses the municipal boundary into Sinspelt. At the northern edge of the village the Radenbach, the Enz’s largest tributary, joins from the right. Continuing southeast the Enz passes Mettendorf, Enzen and Schankweiler. Below Schankweiler it turns in a prominent bend towards the east before emptying into the Prüm in Holsthum at a height of 189 m above NHN.
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