Moder (river) Facts for Kids

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River
The Moder in Haguenau.
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Municipality	Haguenau

Tributaries
- left	Zinsel du Nord, Rothbach
- right	Zorn
Medium city	Haguenau


Source	Moderfeld
- location	Vosgues mountains, Zittersheim, Bas-Rhin, France
- elevation	330 m (1,083 ft)
- coordinates	48°53′43″N 7°18′57″E / 48.89528°N 7.31583°E / 48.89528; 7.31583
Confluence	Rhine
- location	Neuhaeusel, Bas-Rhin, France
- elevation	113 m (371 ft)
- coordinates	48°50′15″N 8°6′13″E / 48.83750°N 8.10361°E / 48.83750; 8.10361

Length	82.1 km (51 mi)
Basin	1,720 km² (664 sq mi)
Discharge	for Auenheim
- average	16.6 m³/s (586 cu ft/s)

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

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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).

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). 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.