Wertach (river)

Wertach
Country Germany
Physical characteristics
Main source Northern Limestone Alps
1,078 m (3,537 ft)
River mouth Lech
48°24′16″N 10°53′17″E / 48.40444°N 10.88806°E / 48.40444; 10.88806Coordinates: 48°24′16″N 10°53′17″E / 48.40444°N 10.88806°E / 48.40444; 10.88806
Length 141.0 km (87.6 mi) [1]
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    32 m3/s (1,100 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression Lech→ Danube→ Black Sea
Basin size 1,441 km2 (556 sq mi) [1]

The Wertach is a river in Bavaria, southern Germany, left tributary of the Lech. Its total length is 141 km.[1] The Wertach originates in the Northern Limestone Alps, in Bad Hindelang, east of Sonthofen (Oberallgäu district). 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.

Sources

  • Nowotny, Peter (2001). An den Ufern der Wertach. Immenstadt 2001, ISBN 3-920269-16-0.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Complete table of the Bavarian Waterbody Register by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment (xls, 10.3 MB)


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