Bruche (river) Facts for Kids

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River
The Bruche in Fouday.
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Municipalities	Schirmeck, Mutzig, Molsheim, Lingolsheim, Eckbolsheim, Strasbourg

Tributaries
- left	Mossig
- right	Magel
Large city	Strasbourg


Source	Climont
- location	Vosgues mountains, Urbeis, Bas-Rhin, France
- elevation	662 m (2,172 ft)
- coordinates	48°20′40″N 7°10′01″E / 48.34444°N 7.16694°E / 48.34444; 7.16694
Confluence	Ill
- location	Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France
- elevation	130 m (427 ft)
- coordinates	48°34′3″N 7°42′45″E / 48.56750°N 7.71250°E / 48.56750; 7.71250

Length	76.7 km (48 mi)
Basin	727 km² (281 sq mi)
Discharge	for Holtzheim
- average	8.080 m³/s (285 cu ft/s)

The Bruche is a river in Alsace, in north-eastern France. It is a left-side tributary of the Ill river, and part of the basin of the Rhine river.

Geography
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Main tributaries
Hydrology
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Geography

The Bruche river has a length of 76.7 km (47.7 mi), and a drainage basin with an area of 727 km² (281 sq mi).

Course

The Bruche starts in the Vosges mountains, at the western foot of the Climont mountain, in the commune of Urbeis, (Bas-Rhin department), at an altitude of about 662 m (2,172 ft). From here, the Bruche flows first to the north and then turns to the northeast.

The Bruche river flows within the Grand Est region, the Bas-Rhin department and 38 communes.

Finally, the Bruche river flows into the Ill river in the city of Strasbourg, southwest of the historic centre.

Main tributaries

The main tributaries of the Bruche river are the Magel, a right tributary 17.4 km (10.8 mi) long, and the Mossig, a left tributary 33.1 km (20.6 mi) long.

Hydrology

Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 8.080 m³/s (285.3 cu ft/s) at Holtzheim in the Bas-Rhin department, for the period 1965 - 2017.

Average monthly discharge (m³/s) at Holtzheim (1965 - 2017)