River mouth Rhine115 m (377 ft) Length 93 km | Basin size 1,720 km (660 sq mi) Source Moderfeld | |
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Main source Moderfeld330 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.
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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
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