Wertach (river)

Wertach
Map
Location
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationNorthern Limestone Alps
 • elevation1,078 m (3,537 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Lech
 • coordinates
48°24′16″N 10°53′17″E / 48.40444°N 10.88806°E / 48.40444; 10.88806
Length141.0 km (87.6 mi) [1]
Basin size1,441 km2 (556 sq mi) [1]
Discharge 
 • average32 m3/s (1,100 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionLech→ Danube→ Black Sea

The Wertach is a river in Bavaria, southern Germany. This 141 km (88 mi)[1] long river is a left tributary of the Lech. 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, and has a deep reservoir with a hydroelectric power plant.

See also

Sources

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

References

  1. ^ a b c Complete table of the Bavarian Waterbody Register by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment (xls, 10.3 MB)


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