Wertach | |
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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°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. 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.
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°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. 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.