Rivers
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| Moselle |
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Summary
The river meanders between ancient remains, wine and medieval castles. History An important trade route from former gallic areas towards the Rhine. Trier at the Moselle is the oldest german city, its roman remains date back to the year BC 16 and are on the UNECO WHC list. The castles along the lower Moselle indicate its importance during the middle ages. Today it is the second most important river for commercial shipping in Germany. Geography The Upper Moselle flows from the source in France to Konz, where the Saar River discharges into the Moselle. The distinction between Middle and Lower Moselle is not really important; both segments of the river have the same charateristic - meander and wine terraces. Locks Total of 28 locks. Cruises usually disembark at Remich (Luxembourg), so only 12 locks are passed on a Moselle cruise. Cruise it Vineyards mean steep hills, quaint villages along the river with castles on the hills. Basically you can see the Moselle as an extended version of the Rhine Gorge stretch. Cruises along the Moselle usually include Trier and an excursion to Luxembourg. Cruise itineraries that include Paris go via Metz and it's TGV train station. There is no cruise in the database that goes further up the Moselle as Remich. |
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| Additional Facts | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moselle_%28river%29 |
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| Geographical Facts | |
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| Length | 545 km / 339 mil |
| Length Airline | 278 km / 173 mil |
| GPS Source | 47°53'20.88"N, 6°53'8.80"E |
| Source Elevation | 715 m / 2 346 feet |
| Mouth Elevation | 63 m / 207 feet |
| GPS Mouth | 50°21'54.95"N, 7°36'20.80"E |
| Basin Area | 28 286 km² / 10 918 mil² |
| Average Discarge | 315 m³/s / 11 124 ft³/s |
| Waters Into | Moselle - Rhine - North Sea |
| Upstream KM | Station Name | Yesterday Average |
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| 477.00 | Remiremont | NA |
| 472.00 | St-Nabord | NA |
| 444.00 | Epinal | NA |
| 395.00 | Tonnoy | NA |
| 382.00 | Pont-St-Vincent | NA |
| 360.00 | Toul | NA |
| 333.00 | Custines | NA |
| 289.00 | Metz | NA |
| 267.00 | Ückingen | 110 |
| 241.80 | Perl | 231 |
| 229.44 | Stadtbredimus UW | 240 |
| 222.20 | Wincheringen | 229 |
| 212.50 | Grevenmacher | 216 |
| 195.30 | Trier | 266 |
| 185.94 | Ruwer | 235 |
| 123.40 | Zeltingen UW | 277 |
| 51.60 | Cochem | 246 |
| 1.91 | Koblenz UP | 182 |
| 1.30 | Koblenz_Lützel_DFH | 697 |