Moder (river)

48°53′44″N 07°18′58″E / 48.89556°N 7.31611°E / 48.89556; 7.31611 • elevation330 m (1,080 ft) Mouth Rhine48°50′13″N 08°06′12″E / 48.83694°N 8.10333°E / 48.83694; 8.10333115 m (377 ft)Length82.1 km (51.0 mi)Basin size1,720 km² (660 sq mi)Discharge  • average16.6 m³/s (590 cu ft/s) Basin featuresProgressionRhine→ North SeaTributaries  • rightZorn

The Moder (French: la Moder, [mɔdɛʁ]; German: die Moder) is a river in northeastern France; it begins in Zittersheim and ends at the river Rhine. It is 82.1 km (51.0 mi) long.^[1]

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, Zorn, Rothbach, and Soultzbach.^[1]

The river passes through the following communes:

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