Zinsel du Nord
| Zinsel du Nord | |
|---|---|
The Northern Zinsel in Mertzwiller | |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Reference no. | FR: Sandre. "A32-0200". |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | The source of the Moderbach near Mouterhouse |
| • coordinates | 48°58′57″N 7°23′03″E / 48.9825°N 7.3843°E |
| • elevation | ca. 285 m |
| Mouth | |
• location | near Schweighouse-sur-Moder into the Moder |
• coordinates | 48°49′25″N 7°44′25″E / 48.82361°N 7.74028°E |
• elevation | ca. 145 m |
| Length | 43 km (27 mi) |
| Basin size | 338.7 km2 (130.8 mi2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | mouth |
| • average | 3.28 m3/s (116 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Moder→ Rhine→ North Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Falkensteinerbach |
The Zinsel du Nord (German: Nördliche Zinsel, also Moderbach), also called the North Zinsel or Northern Zinsel in English, is a left tributary of the river Moder, which is 43 kilometres (27 mi) long from the source of the Moderbach stream. The Zinsel du Nord and its tributaries drain northwest in the North Vosges, especially in the Pays de Bitche in the east of the department of Moselle. Its catchment area is 339 square kilometres (131 mi2).