Dreisam

Dreisam
Freiburg im Breisgau downstream of the Schwabentor Bridge (August 2005)
Location
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
RegionBlack Forest
DistrictsBreisgau-Hochschwarzwald and Emmendingen
Municipalities
Physical characteristics
Source confluenceRotbach and Wagensteinbach
 • locationKirchzarten, Germany
 • elevation377 m (1,237 ft)
MouthElz
 • location
Riegel am Kaiserstuhl, Germany
 • elevation
178 m (584 ft)
Length29 km (18 mi)
Basin size577 km2 (223 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftKrumbach, Brugga
 • rightEschbach, Glotter
ProgressionElzRhineNorth Sea

The Dreisam (Celtic: *tragisamā, "the very fast one"[2]) is a 29 km long river (48.8 km including its source river Rotbach),[1] and a tributary of the Elz in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The waters of the Dreisam feed the famous Freiburg Bächle runnels.

  1. ^ a b Map services of the Baden-Württemberg State Office for the Environment, Survey and Conservation (Landesanstalt für Umwelt, Messungen und Naturschutz Baden-Württemberg)
  2. ^ Maier, Bernhard (2003). Kleines Lexikon der Namen und Wörter keltischen Ursprungs. Munich: C.H. Beck OHG. p. 49. ISBN 3-406-49470-6.

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