The Gottleuba (; ) is a small river in the Czech Republic and in Saxony, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Elbe.
The Gottleuba's source is in the eastern part of the Ore Mountains in Krásný Les within the municipality of Petrovice. After a few km, it crosses the Czech-German border and flows the rest of its in Saxony. It passes the Gottleuba Dam and the town Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel, and flows into the Elbe in Pirna. In July 1927, there was a flash flood in the river due to heavy rain.Bruno Rudolf and Joerg Rapp, "The Century Flood of the River Elbe in August 2002: Synoptic Weather Development and Climatological Aspects" German Meteorological Service
See also List of rivers of Saxony List of rivers of the Czech Republic
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