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Fecht (river)

The Fecht is a river in the Haut-Rhin department, northeastern France. Its source is located between the Lauchenkopf and the Breitfirst. It rises in the Vosges Mountains near Metzeral and joins the river Ill 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.

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Fecht
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Location
CountryFrance
Physical characteristics
SourceVosges Mountains
MouthIll
 • location
Illhaeusern
 • coordinates
48°10′58″N 7°25′49″E / 48.1828°N 7.4303°E / 48.1828; 7.4303
Length49 km (30 mi)
Basin features
Progression

Ill

RhineNorth 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. 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

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