Bruche (river)

The Bruche is a river in Alsace, in north-eastern France. It is a left-side tributary of the Ill river, and part of the basin of the Rhine river.
Geography.
The Bruche river has a length of , and a drainage basin with an area of .
Course.
The Bruche starts in the Vosges mountains, at the western foot of the "Climont" mountain, in the "commune" of Urbeis, (Bas-Rhin department), at an altitude of about . From here, the Bruche flows first to the north and then turns to the northeast.
The Bruche river flows within the Grand Est region, the Bas-Rhin department and 38 "communes".
Finally, the Bruche river flows into the Ill river in the city of Strasbourg, southwest of the historic centre.
Main tributaries.
The main tributaries of the Bruche river are the Magel, a right tributary long, and the Mossig, a left tributary long.
Hydrology.
Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is at Holtzheim in the Bas-Rhin department, for the period 1965 - 2017.