Moder (river)

{{Short description|River in France}}

{{Infobox river

| name = Moder

| image = Pfaelzerwaldkarte Flussgebiete Moder.png

| image_caption = Map of the Moder's drainage basin

| source1_location = Moderfeld

| source1_coordinates= {{coord|48|53|44|N|07|18|58|E}}

| mouth_location = Rhine

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|48|50|13|N|08|06|12|E|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = France

| length_km = 82.1

| source1_elevation = {{convert|330|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| mouth_elevation = {{convert|115|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| discharge1_avg = {{convert|16.6|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}

| basin_size_km2 = 1720

| progression = {{RRhine}}

| tributaries_right = Zorn

}}

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The Moder ({{langx|fr|la Moder}}, {{IPA|fr|mɔdɛʁ|}}; {{langx|de|die Moder}}) is a river in northeastern France; it begins in Zittersheim and ends at the river Rhine. It is {{convert|82.1|km|mi|abbr=on}} long.{{sandre|id=A3--0100|nom=La Moder}}

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.

The river passes through the following communes:

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References

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Category:Rivers of France

Category:Rivers of Grand Est

Category:Rivers of Bas-Rhin

Category:Tributaries of the Moder

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