Pleisse

Pleiße
The Pleiße in Markkleeberg, near Leipzig
Location	Saxony, Thuringia,  Germany
Basin features
Main source	Drei-Linden-Brunnen (formerly Alboldsbrunnen) in Ebersbrunn near Zwickau 443 m 50°38′51″N 12°25′31″E / 50.64750°N 12.42528°E / 50.64750; 12.42528Coordinates: 50°38′51″N 12°25′31″E / 50.64750°N 12.42528°E / 50.64750; 12.42528
River mouth	White Elster (Elster flood plain) in Leipzig 103 m 51°19′21″N 12°21′27″E / 51.32250°N 12.35750°E / 51.32250; 12.35750
Progression	White Elster → Saale → Elbe → North Sea
River system	Elbe
Basin size	1,876 km²
Landmarks	Cities: Leipzig Large towns: Werdau, Crimmitschau, Altenburg, Markkleeberg Small towns: Gößnitz, Regis-Breitingen, Rötha, Böhlen
Tributaries	Left: Koberbach, Sprotte Right: Paradiesbach, Wyhra, Gösel
Inland ports	none
Physical characteristics
Length	90 km
Navigable	no

The Pleiße is a right tributary of the White Elster in Saxony, Germany. It has its source southwest of Zwickau at Ebersbrunn, then flows through Werdau, Crimmitschau, Altenburg, and other towns and villages in Saxony and Thuringia, before meeting the White Elster in Leipzig.

The river originally had a natural length of 115 km; however, south of Leipzig, it has been straightened, which shortened it to around 90 km.