Moder (river)

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

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
Tributaries
- right	Zorn

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]

Gallery

• 
  The Moder in Drusenheim.
• 
  The Moder in Haguenau.
• 
  The Zinsel du Nord in Mertzwiller.
• 
  The Zorn in Saverne.

Related pages

• List of rivers of France