Thur (France)

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Thur
The Thur in Thann.
The Thur in Thann.
Origin Vosges mountains
Mouth Ill
Basin countries France
Length 60 km
Source elevation ±950 m
Avg. discharge 5.5 m³/s
Basin area 262 km²

The Thur is a river in the Haut-Rhin department, Alsace, France, left tributary of the river Ill. It rises in the Vosges Mountains, and flows through the towns Thann and Cernay. It flows into the Ill (a tributary of the Rhine) near Ensisheim, north of Mulhouse.