Mossy
Mossy | ||
The Mossig near Soultz-les-Bains |
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Data | ||
Water body code | FR: A28-0200 | |
Location | France
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River system | Rhine | |
Drainage via | Bruche → Ill → Rhine → North Sea | |
Source | near Schneematt, in the commune of Wangenbourg-Engenthal 48° 36′ 24″ N, 7° 16′ 19″ E |
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Source Height | 678 m | |
Mouth | near Avolsheim into the BrucheCoordinates 48° 33′ 56″ N, 7° 29′ 58″ O 48° 33′ 56″ N, 7° 29′ 58″ O |
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Mouth height | 163 m | |
Height difference | 515 m | |
Bottom slope | 16 ‰ | |
Length | 33 km[1] | |
Catchment area | 169.9 km²[2] | |
Drainage[2][ ] at the mouth |
MQ | 581 l/s |
Avolsheim confluence of the Mossig with the Bruche |
The Mossig is a tributary of the Bruche in the Bas-Rhin department of France.
Geography
Course
The Mossig rises at an altitude of 620 metres near a settlement called Schneematt, in the commune of Wangenbourg-Engenthal and is 33 km long. On its way, it is flanked by hills and passes the villages of Engenthal-le-Bas, Romanswiller, Wasselonne, Marlenheim, Kirchheim, Odratzheim, Scharrachbergheim-Irmstett, Soultz-les-Bains and Avolsheim. At Avolsheim it flows into the Bruche.
Inflows
- Loechelbach(right), 5.4 km
- Ziegbach(left), 1.3 km
- Sommereau(left), 9.8 km
- Sathbach(right), 8.8 km
- Heiligenbach(left), 5.2 km
- Flossgraben(left), 2.4 km
- Bruegel(left), 4.8 km
- Kohbach(right), 6.0 km
- Kehlbach(right), 3.6 km
Hydrology
At the mouth of the Mossig into the Bruche, the mean discharge (MQ) is 0.58 m³/s; the catchment area here covers 169.9 km².
At the Soultz-les-Bains gauge, the average annual discharge of the Mossig was calculated over a period of 41 years (1970-2010).[3] At this point, the catchment area of 163 km² corresponds to about 96 % of the river’s full catchment area.
The discharge fluctuates quite strongly in the course of the year. The highest water levels are measured in the months of January – March. The discharge reaches its maximum level of 2.13 m³/s in February. From April on, the discharge decreases and reaches its lowest level in September with 0.66 m³/s, only to increase again from month to month.
measured at the hydrological station Soultz-les-Bains
Data calculated from the values of the years 1970-2010
Individual references
- ↑ Mossig at SANDRE (French)
- ↑ a b see weblink: Débits caractéristiques de la Mossig
- ↑ Banque Hydro – A2842010 La Mossig à Soultz-les-Bains (menu option: Synthèse)
Web links
Commons: Mossig– Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Débits caractéristiques de la Mossig (French; PDF; 17 kB)
- River system Ill (Alsace)
- River in Europe
- River in Grand Est