Rotach | |
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Location | |
Country | Germany |
State | Baden-Württemberg |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• elevation | 620 m (2,030 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Lake Constance |
• coordinates | 47°38′59″N 9°29′43″E / 47.64972°N 9.49528°E |
• elevation | 395 m (1,296 ft) |
Length | 39.4 km (24.5 mi) [1] |
Basin size | 136 km2 (53 sq mi) [1] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Rhine→ North Sea |
The Rotach is a 39-kilometre-long (24 mi) tributary of Lake Constance, which drains to the Rhine, in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The river source is near the municipality of Wilhelmsdorf. It flows southward through Horgenzell and Oberteuringen before emptying into Lake Constance at the city of Friedrichshafen.