Moder (river)

The Moder (French: la Moder, [mɔdɛʁ]; German: die Moder) is a river in northeastern France; it begins in Zittersheim and ends at the river Rhine. It is 82.1 km (51.0 mi) long.^[1]

Moder
Map of the Moder's drainage basin
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Moderfeld
• coordinates	48°53′44″N 07°18′58″E
• elevation	330 m (1,080 ft)
Mouth
• location	Rhine
• coordinates	48°50′13″N 08°06′12″E
• elevation	115 m (377 ft)
Length	82.1 km (51.0 mi)
Basin size	1,720 km2 (660 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	16.6 m3/s (590 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Rhine→ North Sea
Tributaries
• right	Zorn

The Moder at Haguenau

Etymology

The name of the river comes from Matrae—the Gallic river goddess.

Course

Its source of the Moder is near the hamlet Moderfeld, in the commune of Zittersheim. It joins the Rhine near the Iffezheim Lock, in Germany. The four primary tributaries of the Moder are the Zinsel du Nord, Zorn, Rothbach, and Soultzbach.^[1]

The river passes through the following communes:

• 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