Bruche (river)

Bruche
The Bruche at Dinsheim-sur-Bruche
Location
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
Physical characteristics
SourceVosges
Mouth 
 - locationIll
 - coordinates48°34′05″N 7°42′47″E / 48.568°N 7.713°E / 48.568; 7.713
Length77 km (48 mi)
Basin size720 km2 (280 sq mi)

The Bruche is a river in Alsace, in north-eastern France. It is a left-side tributary of the Ill river, and part of the basin of the Rhine river.

Geography

The Bruche river has a length of 76.7 km (47.7 mi), and a drainage basin with an area of 727 km2 (281 sq mi).[1]

Course

The Bruche starts in the Vosges mountains, at the western foot of the Climont mountain, in the commune of Urbeis, (Bas-Rhin department), at an altitude of about 662 m (2,172 ft).[2] From here, the Bruche flows first to the north and then turns to the northeast.

The Bruche river flows within the Grand Est region, the Bas-Rhin department and 38 communes.

Finally, the Bruche river flows into the Ill river in the city of Strasbourg, southwest of the historic centre.[3]

Main tributaries

The main tributaries of the Bruche river are the Magel, a right tributary 17.4 km (10.8 mi) long, and the Mossig, a left tributary 33.1 km (20.6 mi) long.[1]

Hydrology

Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 8.080 m3/s (285.3 cu ft/s) at Holtzheim in the Bas-Rhin department, for the period 1965 - 2017.[4]


Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Holtzheim (1965 - 2017)[4]


References

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  1. 1 2 "La Bruche (A2--0110)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Source de la Bruche" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Confluence de la Bruche" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  4. 1 2 "La Bruche à Holtzheim (2)" (in French). Banque Hydro. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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