Moder (river)

River in France

Moder

Map of the Moder's drainage basin

Location
Country| France
Physical characteristics
Source|
• location| Moderfeld
• coordinates| 48°53′44″N 07°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″N 08°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
The Moder at Haguenau

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

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The name of the river comes from Matrae—the Gallic river goddess.

## Course

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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:

* 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

## References

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1. ^ a b Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Moder (A3--0100)".

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Tributaries of the Rhine

Left

Vorderrhein

Aua da Russein
Schmuèr
Alpine Rhine

Vorderrhein
Tamina
Saar
Alter Rhein

Rheintaler Binnenkanal
Upper Lake Constance

Goldach
Aach (Arbon)
Aach (Romanshorn)
Seerhein

Grenzbach
Dorfbach
Lower Lake Constance

Anderbach
High Rhine

Thur
Töss
Glatt
Aare
Sissle
Möhlinbach
Ergolz
Birs
Upper Rhine

Birsig
Ill
Moder
Sauer
Lauter
Spiegelbach
Queich
Speyerbach
Rehbach
Isenach
Eckbach
Eisbach
Pfrimm
Selz
Middle Rhine

Welzbach
Nahe
Moselle
Nette
Brohlbach
Ahr
Lower Rhine

Erft

Right

Vorderrhein

Rein da Tuma
Rein da Curnera
Rein da Medel
Rein da Sumvitg
Glogn
Rabiusa
Hinterrhein

Ragn da Ferrera
Albula/Alvra
Alpine Rhine

Hinterrhein
Plessur
Landquart
Mülbach
Liechtenstein inland canal
Ill
Frutz
Upper Lake Constance

Dornbirner Ach
Bregenzer Ach
Leiblach
Argen
Schussen
Rotach
Brunnisach
Lipbach
Seefelder Aach
Stockacher Aach
Lower Lake Constance

Radolfzeller Aach
High Rhine

Biber
Durach
Wutach
Alb
Murg
Wehra
Upper Rhine

Wiese
Kander
Elz
Kinzig
Rench
Acher
Murg
Alb
Pfinz
Saalbach
Kraichbach
Leimbach
Neckar
Weschnitz
Modau
Main
Middle Rhine

Wisper
Lahn
Wied
Lower Rhine

Sieg
Wupper
Düssel
Ruhr
Emscher
Lippe
IJssel

Oude IJssel/Issel
Berkel
Schipbeek

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