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 | |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Moderfeld |
| • coordinates | 48°53′44″N 07°18′58″E / 48.89556°N 7.31611°E |
| • elevation | 330 m (1,080 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Rhine |
• coordinates | 48°50′13″N 08°06′12″E / 48.83694°N 8.10333°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 |
Etymology
editThe name of the river comes from Matrae—the Gallic river goddess.
Course
editIts 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
References
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