Elz (Rhine)

Elz
View of the Hörnleberg, Obereck and Kandel (right) looking southeast over the middle Elz valley and Waldkirch
Course of the Elz
Location
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Reference no.DE: 2338
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • elevation1,038 m above sea level (NHN)
Mouth 
 • elevation
137 m above sea level (NHN)
Length121.0 km (75.2 mi) [1] (over the Old Elz)
Basin size1,555 km2 (600 sq mi) [1]
Basin features
ProgressionRhineNorth Sea
Landmarks
Tributaries 
 • leftWilde Gutach, Glotter/Lossele, Dreisam, Eichstetter Mühlbach
 • rightBiederbach, Brettenbach, Bleiche, Ettenbach

The Elz is a river in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, a right tributary of the Rhine. It rises in the Black Forest, near the source of the Breg. The Elz flows through Elzach, Waldkirch and Emmendingen before reaching the Rhine near Lahr. Its length is approx. 121 km (75 mi).

The lower reaches of the Elz are by-passed by the Leopold Canal, a flood relief canal.