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The Enz (also: Enzbach) is a 37.9-kilometre-long (23.5 mi), orographically right-hand tributary of the Prüm in the Eifel mountains of Germany.

Enz
Waterfall on the Enz in Neuerburg
Course of the Enz
Location
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
Reference no.	DE: 26286
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	north of Arzfeld
• coordinates	50°6′13″N 6°17′18″E
• elevation	544 m above sea level (NHN)
Mouth
• location	in Holsthum into the Prüm
• coordinates	49°53′29″N 6°24′41″E
• elevation	189 m above sea level (NHN)
Length	37.927 km (23.567 mi)[1]
Basin size	148.516 km² [1]
Basin features
Progression	Prüm→ Sauer→ Moselle→ Rhine→ North Sea

Geography

The Enz rises about 650 metres (2,100 ft) 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 (490 ft), 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 [de], 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.

On its 37.9-kilometre-long (23.5 mi) route the Enz drops through a height of 355 metres, which gives an average riverbed gradient of 9.4 per mille. Its catchment covers and area of 148.5 km² (57.3 sq mi) and it drains via the Prüm, Sauer, Moselle and Rhine into the North Sea.

Tributaries

Numerous, mostly short, tributaries flow into the Enz from the uplands. Its most important tributary is the 12.2-kilometre-long (7.6 mi) Radenbach. The following table gives details of the tributaries according to the water management authorities of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Name	Location [km][2]	Left/right tributary	Length [km][1]	Catchment [km²][1]	Mouth elevation [m above NHN][2]	GKZ[1]
N.N.	35.680	left0	00.6	00.414	480	26286 112
Betzbach	34.910	left0	02.4	04.016	467	26286 120
Kuhbach	32.250	right	01.5	01.184	434	26286 140
Emmelseifen	28.520	left0	02.6	02.767	389	26286 160
Grimbach	25.540	left0	03.2	03.491	353	26286 180
Wahlbach	24.080	left0	07.9	16.940	339	26286 200
Radenbach [de]	15.920	left0	12.2	36.260	276	26286 400
Ringsbach	13.990	left0	0 2.6	03.717	263	26286 540
Asterbach	13.120	left0	02.0	01.780	257	26286 592
Alsbach	11.730	right	03.5	06.187	249	26286 600
Urselt	09.260	right	01.0	01.803	238	26286 720
Silberbach	07.220	right	03.3	03.787	226	26286 740
Rohrbach	05.060	left0	04.6	05.406	216	26286 800
Diebach	02.570	right	01.7	01.778	203	26286 920
Fielsbach	00.294	right	00.9	01.067	189	26286 940

Environment

From its source to its confluence with the Radenbach, the Enz has among the highest concentration of coarse material and silicates of streams in the German Central Uplands (Type 5) and below the confluence has one of the highest concentrations of fine to coarse silicates (Type 9).[1] Its water quality is recorded as slightly contaminated downstream of Arzfeld. In the section from Neurath to Neuerburg, its water quality is moderately polluted and from Neuerburg to its mouth it is assessed as slightly polluted.[1]

Transport routes

The old railway line from Pronsfeld via Arzfeld to Neuerburg (Enz Valley Railway), a branch line of the West Eifel Railway, runs through the upper valley of the Enz. After its closure in 1989, the tracks were lifted and sections of the trackbed were converted into a cycleway. Since late 2011, the cycle path from Pronsfeld to Neuerburg has been completely tarmacked.

See also

• List of rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate

References

На других языках

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[de] Enz (Prüm)

Die Enz (auch: Enzbach) ist ein 37,9 km langer, orografisch rechter Nebenfluss der Prüm in der Eifel.

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- [en] Enz (Prüm)

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