Lech
river in Austria and Germany, tributary of Danube
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Summary
Lech is a mountain river[1]. Lech draws 1,613 Wikipedia views per month (mountain river category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Bavaria[3], Vorarlberg[4], Tyrol[5]
- Country: Germany[6], Austria[7]
- Continent: Europe[8]
- Basin country: Austria[9], Germany[10]
- Commons category: Lech (river)[11]
- Mouth of the watercourse: Danube[12]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[13], UTC+02:00[14]
- Has part(s): Lechfall[15]
- Located in/on physical feature: Allgäu[16], Tyrol[17], Südbayern[18], Vorarlberg[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lech (river)[20]
- Commons gallery: Lech[21]
- Tributary: Vils[22], Wertach[23], Eiskanal[24], Archbach[25], Rotlech[26], Schönach[27], Hornbach[28], Formarin stream[29], Münsterer Alte[30], Halblech[31], Illach[32], Spullerbach[33], Höhenbach[34], Weißenbach[35]
- Waterbody number: AT/2-4[36]
- Category for the water basin: Category:Lech basin[37]
- Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[38], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[39], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[40], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[41], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[42], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[43]
- Different from: Lech[44]
- Length: 248 km[45]
- Elevation above sea level: 400 m[46]
- Watershed area: 4100 km²[47]
- Discharge: 115.0 cubic metre per second[48], 120 cubic metre per second[49]
- Drainage basin: Danube basin[50]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Lech include Lechfeld[51], an outwash plain[52], in Germany[53].
Why It Matters
Lech has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] Lech is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
Entities named for Lech include Lechfeld[51], an outwash plain[52], in Germany[53].