Wertach (river)

Wertach
Country	Germany
Basin
Main source	Northern Limestone Alps 1,078 m (3,537 ft)
River mouth	Lech 48°24′16″N 10°53′17″E / 48.40444°N 10.88806°E / 48.40444; 10.88806 (Mouth of Wertach)Coordinates: 48°24′16″N 10°53′17″E / 48.40444°N 10.88806°E / 48.40444; 10.88806 (Mouth of Wertach)
Basin size	1,290 km² (500 sq mi)
Physical characteristics
Length	151 km (94 mi)
Discharge	Average rate: 32 m³/s (1,100 cu ft/s)

The Wertach is a river in Bavaria, southern Germany, left tributary of the Lech. Its total length is 151 km. The Wertach originates in the Northern Limestone Alps, in Bad Hindelang, east of Sonthofen (Oberallgäu district). 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.

Sources

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

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