Wild Weißeritz

Wilde Weißeritz

Wilde Weißeritz in Tharandt
Basin
Main source Eastern Czech Ore Mountains
Source elevation 823 m (2,700 ft)
River mouth Weißeritz
50°58′54″N 13°37′46″E / 50.98167°N 13.62944°E / 50.98167; 13.62944Coordinates: 50°58′54″N 13°37′46″E / 50.98167°N 13.62944°E / 50.98167; 13.62944
Mouth elevation 823 m (2,700 ft)
Basin area 162.7 km2 (62.8 sq mi)
Countries Germany
Length 52.5 km (32.6 mi)

The Wild Weißeritz (German: Wilde Weißeritz, Czech: Divoká Bystřice) is a river in the Czech Republic and in the German state of Saxony which drains the eastern Ore Mountains. It is the longest tributary of the Weißeritz.

The valley of the Wild Weißeritz is almost free of settlements. The Wild Weißeritz runs through Tharandt just some kilometres before it forms the Weißeritz together with the tributary Red Weißeritz in Freital.

The river feeds two water reservoirs for drinking water abstraction (Klingenberg Reservoir and Lehnmühle Reservoir).


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