Pleiße

The Pleiße () is a river of Saxony and Thuringia, Germany. It flows from south to north into the White Elster in Leipzig. Originally, its natural length was ; however, south of Leipzig, it has been straightened, which shortened it to around .

Key facts

River<! de:Template:Infobox Fluss >.name: Pleiße
River<! de:Template:Infobox Fluss >.image: Pleiße in Markkleeberg.jpg
River<! de:Template:Infobox Fluss >.image_caption: The Pleiße in Markkleeberg, near Leipzig
River<! de:Template:Infobox Fluss >.subdivision_type1: Country
River<! de:Template:Infobox Fluss >.subdivision_name1: Germany
River<! de:Template:Infobox Fluss >.subdivision_type2: States
River<! de:Template:Infobox Fluss >.subdivision_name2: Saxony and Thuringia
River<! de:Template:Infobox Fluss >.length_km: 90
River<! de:Template:Infobox Fluss >.source1_location: Drei-Linden-Brunnen (formerly Alboldsbrunnen) in Ebersbrunn near Zwickau
River<! de:Template:Infobox Fluss >.source1_elevation: 443 m
River<! de:Template:Infobox Fluss >.mouth_location: White Elster (Elster flood plain) in Leipzig
River<! de:Template:Infobox Fluss >.mouth_elevation: 103 m
River<! de:Template:Infobox Fluss >.basin_size_km2: 1,876
River<! de:Template:Infobox Fluss >.tributaries_right: Paradiesbach, Wyhra, Gösel
River<! de:Template:Infobox Fluss >.tributaries_left: Koberbach, Sprotte
River<! de:Template:Infobox Fluss >.ports: none
River<! de:Template:Infobox Fluss >.custom_label: Navigable
River<! de:Template:Infobox Fluss >.custom_data: no