Fecht (river)

The Fecht (French pronunciation: [fɛʃt]) is a river in the Haut-Rhin department, northeastern France. Its source is located between the Lauchenkopf and the Breitfirst (fr). It rises in the Vosges Mountains near Metzeral and joins the river Ill (a tributary of the Rhine) at Illhaeusern, north of Colmar, after a course of 49 kilometres (30 mi).^[1] It flows through Munster and Turckheim. Its longest tributaries are the Weiss and the Strengbach.^[1]

Fecht
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Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source	Vosges Mountains
Mouth	Ill
• location	Illhaeusern
• coordinates	48°10′58″N 7°25′49″E
Length	49 km (30 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Ill→ Rhine→ North Sea
Tributaries
• left	Weiss, Strengbach