Editing Moselle (section)

=== Tributaries ===
The three largest [[tributaries]] of the Moselle are, in alphabetical order, the [[Meurthe (river)|Meurthe]], the [[Saar (river)|Saar]] and the [[Sauer]]. The Meurthe was the old upper course of the Moselle, until the latter [[river capture|captured]] the former upper reaches of the [[Meuse]] and took it over. However, the Meuse only delivered a little more water than the Meurthe at its confluence. The Saar is the biggest of all the tributaries ({{cvt|78.2|m3/s|cuft/s|disp=semicolon}}) as well as the longest ({{cvt|246|km|disp=semicolon}}). The Sauer is the largest left-hand tributary and drains the region on either side of the German-Luxembourg border. The largest tributary relative to the Moselle at its confluence is the  [[Moselotte]], which is about 40% greater by volumetric flow and thus represents the main branch of the Moselle system. At its mouth, the Moselle delivers {{cvt|328|m3/s|cuft/s}} of water into the Rhine after flowing for {{cvt|544|km}}.

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==== List of tributaries ====
;From the left:
[[Madon]],
[[Terrouin]],
[[Esch (Moselle)|Esch]],
[[Rupt de Mad]],
[[Orne (Moselle)|Orne]],
[[Fensch]],
[[Gander (Moselle)|Gander]],
[[Syre (river)|Syre]],
[[Sauer]],
[[Kyll]],
[[Salm (Moselle)|Salm]],
[[Lieser (river)|Lieser]],
[[Alf (river)|Alf]],
[[Endert]],
[[Brohlbach (Moselle)|Brohlbach]],
[[Elzbach|Elz]].

;From the right:
[[Moselotte]],
[[Vologne]],
[[Meurthe (river)|Meurthe]],
[[Seille (Moselle)|Seille]],
[[Saar (river)|Saar]],
[[Olewiger Bach]],
[[Avelsbach]],
[[Ruwer]],
[[Feller Bach]],
[[Dhron (river)|Dhron]],
[[Ahringsbach]],
[[Kautenbach (river)|Kautenbach]],
[[Lützbach]],
[[Flaumbach]],
[[Altlayer Bach]],
[[Baybach]],
[[Ehrbach (Hunsrück)|Ehrbach]].
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