Wertach (river)

The Wertach is a river in Bavaria, southern Germany, a left tributary of the Lech. Its total length is 141 km (88 mi).[1] 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.

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
Length	141.0 km (87.6 mi) [1]
Basin size	1,441 km^2 (556 sq mi) [1]
Discharge
• average	32 m^3/s (1,100 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Lech→ Danube→ Black Sea

See also

• List of rivers of Bavaria

Sources

• Nowotny, Peter (2001). An den Ufern der Wertach. Immenstadt 2001, ISBN 3-920269-16-0.

References

1. Complete table of the Bavarian Waterbody Register by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment (xls, 10.3 MB)