| Nims | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Nims.jpg) The Nims near Schönecken in February 2004 | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Nims_(rivi%C3%A8re).png) Course of the Nims | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| Reference no. | DE: 26288 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | In the Eifel southeast of Weinsheim |
| • coordinates | 50°13′16″N 6°29′28″E / 50.2210361°N 6.4909750°E |
| • elevation | ca. 512 m above sea level (NHN) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Near Irrel into the Prüm |
• coordinates | 49°50′41″N 6°28′04″E / 49.8448500°N 6.4678722°E |
• elevation | ca. 169 m above sea level (NHN) |
| Length | 61.43 km [1] |
| Basin size | 297.702 km2 (114.943 sq mi) [1] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | [2] an der Mündung |
| • average | 3.17 m³/s |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Prüm→ Sauer→ Moselle→ Rhine→ North Sea |
| Landmarks | Small towns: Bitburg |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Nims_001_bei_Giesdorfx.jpg) The Nims near Giesdorf, 2015 aerial photograph
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Seffern_St._Nepomuk_1823.jpg) Bridge saint, John of Nepomuk, above the Nims in Seffern | |
The Nims is a 61-kilometre-long (38 mi), lefthand arm of the River Prüm in the South Eifel region of the Eifel Mountains. It runs through the county of Bitburg-Prüm in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
- ^ a b Geoexplorer of the Rhineland-Palatinate Water Authority (Wasserwirtschaftsverwaltung Rheinland-Pfalz)
- ^ Gauge data at Alsdorf-Oberecken increased by the remaining catchment area (33.8 km2) with an (low estimate) Mq of 10 L/s km2