Dreisam
| Dreisam | |
|---|---|
Freiburg im Breisgau downstream of the Schwabentor Bridge (August 2005) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Region | Black Forest |
| Districts | Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald and Emmendingen |
| Municipalities | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source confluence | Rotbach and Wagensteinbach |
| • location | Kirchzarten, Germany |
| • elevation | 377 m (1,237 ft) |
| Mouth | Elz |
• location | Riegel am Kaiserstuhl, Germany |
• elevation | 178 m (584 ft) |
| Length | 29 km (18 mi) |
| Basin size | 577 km2 (223 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Elz→ Rhine→ North Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Krumbach, Brugga |
| • right | Eschbach, Glotter |
The Dreisam (German pronunciation: [ˈdʁaɪzaːm]; Celtic: *tragisamā, "the very fast one") is a 29 km long river (48.8 km including its source river Rotbach), and a tributary of the Elz in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The waters of the Dreisam feed the famous Freiburg Bächle runnels.