Fecht (river)
The Fecht is a river in the Haut-Rhin department, northeastern France. 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).[1] It flows through Munster and Turckheim. Its longest tributaries are the Weiss and the Strengbach.[1]
| Fecht | |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Vosges Mountains |
| Mouth | Ill |
• location | Illhaeusern |
• coordinates | 48°10′58″N 7°25′49″E |
| Length | 49 km (30 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Ill→ Rhine→ North Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Weiss, Strengbach |
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