Thur (France)

Thur
The Thur in Thann
Location
Country	France
Department	Haut-Rhin
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Vosges mountains
• elevation	±950 m (3,120 ft)
Mouth
• location	river Ill
• coordinates	47°52′32″N 7°20′34″E / 47.87556°N 7.34278°E / 47.87556; 7.34278 (Ill-Thur)Coordinates: 47°52′32″N 7°20′34″E / 47.87556°N 7.34278°E / 47.87556; 7.34278 (Ill-Thur)
Length	53 km (33 mi)
Basin size	262 km2 (101 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	5.5 m3/s (190 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Ill→ Rhine→ North Sea

The Thur is a river in the Haut-Rhin department, Alsace, France, left tributary of the river Ill. It rises in the Vosges Mountains, and flows through the towns Thann and Cernay. It flows into the Ill (a tributary of the Rhine) near Ensisheim, north of Mulhouse. It is 53 km (33 mi) long.^[1]

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• http://www.geoportail.fr

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