| Moder | |
|---|---|
 Map of the Moder's drainage basin | |
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Moderfeld |
| • coordinates | 48°53′44″N07°18′58″E / 48.89556°N 7.31611°E /48.89556; 7.31611 |
| • elevation | 330 m (1,080 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Rhine |
• coordinates | 48°50′13″N08°06′12″E / 48.83694°N 8.10333°E /48.83694; 8.10333 |
• 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 |
TheModer (French:la Moder,[mɔdɛʁ];German:die Moder) is ariver in northeasternFrance; it begins inZittersheim and ends at the riverRhine. It is 82.1 km (51.0 mi) long.[1]
The name of the river comes from Matrae—the Gallic river goddess.
Its source of the Moder is near thehamletModerfeld, in thecommune ofZittersheim. It joins the Rhine near theIffezheim Lock, inGermany. The four primary tributaries of the Moder are theZinsel du Nord,Zorn, Rothbach, and Soultzbach.[1]
The river passes through the followingcommunes:
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