Wertach (river)
| Wertach | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Northern Limestone Alps |
| • elevation | 1,078 m (3,537 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Lech |
• coordinates | 48°24′16″N 10°53′17″E / 48.40444°N 10.88806°ECoordinates: 48°24′16″N 10°53′17″E / 48.40444°N 10.88806°E |
| Length | 141.0 km (87.6 mi) [1] |
| Basin size | 1,441 km2 (556 sq mi) [1] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 32 m3/s (1,100 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lech→ Danube→ Black Sea |
The Wertach is a river in Bavaria, southern Germany, a left tributary of the Lech. Its total length is 141 km (88 mi).[1] The Wertach originates in the Northern Limestone Alps in Bad Hindelang, east of Sonthofen (district Oberallgäu). It flows north along the towns Wertach, Nesselwang, Marktoberdorf, Kaufbeuren, Schwabmünchen and Bobingen. The Wertach flows into the Lech (itself a tributary of the Danube) in Augsburg.
See also[]
Sources[]
- Nowotny, Peter (2001). An den Ufern der Wertach. Immenstadt 2001, ISBN 3-920269-16-0.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Complete table of the Bavarian Waterbody Register by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment (xls, 10.3 MB)
Categories:
- Tributaries of the Lech
- Rivers of Bavaria
- Augsburg
- Augsburg (district)
- Ostallgäu
- Unterallgäu
- Rivers of Germany
- Bavaria river stubs