Wehra

Wehra is a river of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It passes through Todtmoos and Wehr and flows into the Rhine downstream of Bad Säckingen.

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Wehra
The Wehra in its gorge-like middle reaches

Location
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Reference no.	DE: 2314
Physical characteristics

Source
• location	In the Berglewald of Todtmoos, east of the village centre
• coordinates	47°45′01″N 8°01′47″E
• elevation	about 1,080 m above sea level (NN)

Mouth
• location	Near Brennet, borough of Wehr into the Rhine
• coordinates	47°34′55″N 7°54′13″E
• elevation	etwa 283 m above sea level (NN)
Length	26.1 km (16.2 mi) ^[1]
Basin size	114.8 km² ^[2]

Discharge
• location	^[2]
• average	3.71 m³/s
• minimum	Average low: 680 L/s
• maximum	Average high: 32.84 m³/s

Basin features
Progression	Rhine→ North Sea
Landmarks	Small towns: Wehr Villages: Todtmoos, Herrischried, Gersbach
Tributaries
• right	Rüttebach (main river), Rotmoosbach, Brandbach, Hasel
Waterbodies	Reservoirs: Wehra Reservoir

Location and topography

The valley of the Wehra is distinctly divided into three sections.

The upper reaches are a high valley typical of the Black Forest, but at 200 to 300 meters deep, they are significantly more relief-like than the neighboring high valleys of the Hotzenwald to the east. Its center is the village of Todtmoos, which occupies the largest part of the valley, which was noticeably reshaped by ice-age glaciers.

In its middle course, the Wehra cuts a gorge, sometimes over 400 meters deep, into the southwestern slopes of the Black Forest. Steep, wooded slopes alternate with cliffs almost 100 meters high in some places. This steep section of the river is a nationally renowned, extremely difficult whitewater stretch. A rocky outcrop there bears the name Hirschsprung (Stag's Leap).^[3]

The approximately seven-kilometer-long lower valley section separates the barely structured, steep, 500-meter-high western slope of the Hotzenwald from the heavily karstified plateau of the Dinkelberg, which rises only a little over 100 meters west of the Wehra valley. The main town in this broad valley is the small industrial town of Wehr, which is, however, increasingly attracting tourists. Near the Brennet district, the Wehra flows into the Rhine, still within sight of the town of Bad Säckingen, which lies upstream.

Geography

Location and topography

See also

References

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