Moder (river)

The Moder is a river in Alsace, in north-eastern France. It is a left-side tributary of the Rhine river.

Moder (river)
Moder
Map of the Moder's drainage basin
Location
CountryFrance
Physical characteristics
Source 
 - locationModerfeld
 - coordinates48°53′44″N 07°18′58″E / 48.89556°N 7.31611°E / 48.89556; 7.31611
 - elevation330 m (1,080 ft)
Mouth 
 - locationRhine
 - coordinates48°50′13″N 08°06′12″E / 48.83694°N 8.10333°E / 48.83694; 8.10333
 - elevation115 m (377 ft)
Length82.1 km (51.0 mi)
Basin size1,720 km2 (660 sq mi)
Discharge 
 - average16.6 m3/s (590 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 - rightZorn

The Moder is a river in Alsace, in north-eastern France. It is a left-side tributary of the Rhine river.

Geography

The Moder river has a length of 82.1 km (51.0 mi), and a drainage basin with an area of 1,720 km2 (664 sq mi).[1]

Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 16.6 m3/s (590 cu ft/s) at Auenheim.

Course

The Moder starts in the Vosges mountains in the place called Moderfeld in the commune of Zittersheim, (Bas-Rhin department), at an altitude of about 330 m (1,083 ft).[2] From here, the Moder flows to the north and then turns to the southeast; in the final part, the river flows to the northeast.

The Moder river flows within the Grand Est region, the Bas-Rhin department and the following communes ː Zittersheim, Wingen-sur-Moder, Wimmenau, Ingwiller, Menchhoffen, Schillersdorf, Obermodern-Zutzendorf, Schalkendorf, La Walck, Pfaffenhoffen, Uberach, Niedermodern, Dauendorf, Ohlungen, Schweighouse-sur-Moder, Haguenau, Kaltenhouse, Oberhoffen-sur-Moder, Bischwiller, Rohrwiller, Drusenheim, Sessenheim, Dalhunden, Stattmatten, Auenheim, Fort-Louis, Rœschwoog, Neuhaeusel.

Finally, the Moder river flows into the Rhine river in Neuhaeusel.[3]

Main tributaries

The main tributaries of the Moder river areː

  • Left tributary
    • Rothbach - 22.8 km;[4]
    • Zinsel du Nord - 43.2 km;[5]
  • Right tributary
    • Zorn - 96.7 km;[6]

References

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  1. ↑ "La Moder (A3--0100)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Source de la Moder" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Confluence de la Moder" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Ruisseau le Rothbach (A31-0200)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "La Zinsel du Nord (A32-0200)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "La Zorn (A34-0200)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2017.

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