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 | |
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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 |
See also
Sources
- Nowotny, Peter (2001). An den Ufern der Wertach. Immenstadt 2001, ISBN 3-920269-16-0.