The Freiberger Mulde (Czech: Freiberská Mulda, also called the Östliche Mulde or Eastern Mulde) is the right-hand, 124-kilometre-long (77 mi) headstream of the river Mulde, whose catchment covers an area of 2,981 km2 (1,151 sq mi) in the Czech Republic and Germany in central Saxony. It has a volumetric flow of 35.3 m3/s (1,250 cu ft/s) which is greater than that of the other headstream, the Zwickauer Mulde (or Westliche Mulde or Western Mulde) who flow is about 26.4 m3/s (930 cu ft/s),[2] which is nevertheless the longer stream.
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| Reference no. | DE: 542 |
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| Source | |
| • location | Source region: Near Moldava (Czech Republic) |
| • coordinates | 50°42′26″N 13°40′18″E |
| • elevation | ca. 850 m above sea level (NHN) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Near Sermuth [de] (a district of Colditz) (confluence with the Zwickauer Mulde) |
• coordinates | 51°09′37″N 12°47′53″E |
• elevation | 132.4 m above sea level (NHN) |
| Length | 124 km (77 mi) |
| Basin size | 2,981 km2 (1,151 sq mi)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Mulde→ Elbe→ North Sea |
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| Tributaries | |
| • left | Münzbach, Kleinwaltersdorfer Bach, Striegis, Zschopau |
| • right | Gimmlitz, Bobritzsch |
The source of the river is in the Ore Mountains, near Moldava, in the Czech Republic. It runs northwest, crossing the border with Germany after a few km, to Freiberg (hence the name), and further northwest through Nossen, Döbeln and Leisnig. A few km north of Colditz, the Freiberger Mulde is joined by the Zwickauer Mulde to form the Mulde. The Mulde is a tributary of the Elbe.
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