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Fecht (river)

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River in France
Fecht
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Location
CountryFrance
Physical characteristics
SourceVosges Mountains
MouthIll
 • locationIllhaeusern
 • coordinates48°10′58″N 7°25′49″E / 48.1828°N 7.4303°E / 48.1828; 7.4303
Length49 km (30 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionIllRhineNorth Sea
Tributaries 
 • leftWeiss, Strengbach

The Fecht (French pronunciation: [fɛʃt]) is a river in the Haut-Rhin department, northeastern France. Its source is located between the Lauchenkopf and the Breitfirst [fr]. It rises in the Vosges Mountains near Metzeral and joins the river Ill (a tributary of the Rhine) at Illhaeusern, north of Colmar, after a course of 49 kilometres (30 mi). It flows through Munster and Turckheim. Its longest tributaries are the Weiss and the Strengbach.

References

  1. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Fecht (A2--0100)".


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