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Moder (river)

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River mouth
  
Rhine 115 m (377 ft)

Length
  
93 km

Mouth
  
Rhine

Basin size
  
1,720 km (660 sq mi)

Source
  
Moderfeld

Country
  
France

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Main source
  
Moderfeld 330 m (1,080 ft)

Discharge
  
Average rate: 16.6 m/s (590 cu ft/s)

The Moder (French: la Moder, German: die Moder) is a 93-kilometre (58 mi) long river in northeastern France; it begins in Zittersheim and ends at the river Rhine.

Contents

Map of La Moder, France

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 River, Zorn River, Rothbach Stream, and Soultzbach Stream.

The river passes through the following communes:

References

Moder (river) Wikipedia