Moselle

This article is about the river in France, Luxembourg, and Germany. For the river in England, see River Moselle (London).

The Moselle River (German: Mosel) is a river which flows through France and Luxembourg, then becomes part of the Rhine River after it flows into Germany. It is 545 kilometres (339 mi) long.

Moselle La Moselle
Typical landscape of Moselle vineyards near Schweich
Location
Country	France, Germany, Luxembourg
Physical characteristics
Source
- location	Vosges mountains
- elevation	715 m (2,346 ft)
Mouth
- location	Rhine
- coordinates	50°21′58″N 7°36′25″E
Length	545 km (339 mi)
Basin size	28,286 km2 (10,921 sq mi)
Discharge
- average	290 cubic metres per second (10,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Rhine→ North Sea

Important cities at the Moselle river are Metz, Thionville, Trier, Bernkastel-Kues and Koblenz.

The valley of the Moselle river is famous for the wine of Elbling, Riesling, and Müller-Thurgau - grapes in the wine growing region Moselle-Saar-Ruwer.

Tributaries

From the left: Madon, Terrouin, Esch, Rupt de Mad, Orne, Fensch, Gander, Syre, Sauer, Kyll, Salm, Lieser, Alf, Endert, Brohlbach, Elz.

From the right: Moselotte, Vologne, Meurthe, Seille, Saar, Olewiger Bach, Avelsbach, Ruwer, Feller Bach, Dhron, Ahringsbach, Kautenbach, Lützbach, Flaumbach, Altlayer Bach, Baybach, Ehrbach.

Other websites

• German page Archived 2021-08-17 at the Wayback Machine