Glems

The river Glems is a right tributary of the river Enz in Baden-Württemberg, Germany and around 47 km (29 mi) long. The spring is located in the south-west of Stuttgart. On the way to the confluence into the Enz next to Unterriexingen (a quarter of Markgröningen) it passes the districts of Böblingen and Ludwigsburg.

Glems
The Glemsbrunnen - source of the river Glems
Location
CountryGermany
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationStuttgart
  elevation440 m (1,440 ft)
Mouth 
  location
Enz
  coordinates
48°56′26″N 9°3′12″E
  elevation
188 m (617 ft)
Length47.0 km (29.2 mi) [1]
Basin size196 km2 (76 sq mi) [1]
Basin features
ProgressionEnzNeckarRhineNorth Sea

The river Glems gives its name to a wooded mountain range called Glemswald in the Böblingen district of Stuttgart Region.

Since 1575, water from the upper Glems is collected in the Pfaffensee reservoir and redirected towards Stuttgart through a tunnel. First it was discharged in the Nesenbach, since 1874 into municipal waterworks.

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