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River in France

Moder
Map of the Moder's drainage basin

Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics

Source
• location	Moderfeld
• coordinates	48°53′44″N 07°18′58″E / 48.89556°N 7.31611°E / 48.89556; 7.31611
• elevation	330 m (1,080 ft)

Mouth
• location	Rhine
• coordinates	48°50′13″N 08°06′12″E / 48.83694°N 8.10333°E / 48.83694; 8.10333
• elevation	115 m (377 ft)
Length	82.1 km (51.0 mi)
Basin size	1,720 km (660 sq mi)

Discharge
• average	16.6 m/s (590 cu ft/s)

Basin features
Progression	Rhine→ North Sea
Tributaries
• right	Zorn

The Moder (French: la Moder, [mɔdɛʁ]; German: die Moder) is a river in northeastern France; it begins in Zittersheim and ends at the river Rhine. It is 82.1 km (51.0 mi) long.

Etymology

The name of the river comes from Matrae—the Gallic river goddess.

Its source of the Moder is near the hamlet Moderfeld, in the commune of Zittersheim. It joins the Rhine near the Iffezheim Lock, in Germany. The four primary tributaries of the Moder are the Zinsel du Nord, Zorn, Rothbach, and Soultzbach.

The river passes through the following communes:

v t e Tributaries of the Rhine
Left	Vorderrhein Aua da Russein Schmuèr Alpine Rhine Vorderrhein Tamina Saar Alter Rhein Rheintaler Binnenkanal Upper Lake Constance Goldach Aach (Arbon) Aach (Romanshorn) Seerhein Grenzbach Dorfbach Lower Lake Constance Anderbach High Rhine Thur Töss Glatt Aare Sissle Möhlinbach Ergolz Birs Upper Rhine Birsig Ill Moder Sauer Lauter Spiegelbach Queich Speyerbach Rehbach Isenach Eckbach Eisbach Pfrimm Selz Middle Rhine Welzbach Nahe Moselle Nette Brohlbach Ahr Lower Rhine Erft
Right	Vorderrhein Rein da Tuma Rein da Curnera Rein da Medel Rein da Sumvitg Glogn Rabiusa Hinterrhein Ragn da Ferrera Albula/Alvra Alpine Rhine Hinterrhein Plessur Landquart Mülbach Liechtenstein inland canal Ill Frutz Upper Lake Constance Dornbirner Ach Bregenzer Ach Leiblach Argen Schussen Rotach Brunnisach Lipbach Seefelder Aach Stockacher Aach Lower Lake Constance Radolfzeller Aach High Rhine Biber Durach Wutach Alb Murg Wehra Upper Rhine Wiese Kander Elz Kinzig Rench Acher Murg Alb Pfinz Saalbach Kraichbach Leimbach Neckar Weschnitz Modau Main Middle Rhine Wisper Lahn Wied Lower Rhine Sieg Wupper Düssel Ruhr Emscher Lippe IJssel Oude IJssel/Issel Berkel Schipbeek

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