Argen | |
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Location | |
Country | Germany |
State | Baden-Württemberg |
Districts | Ravensburg and Bodenseekreis |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Confluence of Untere Argen and Obere Argen, between Neukirch and Neuravensburg |
• coordinates | 47°39′17″N 9°44′40″E / 47.65472°N 9.74444°E |
• elevation | 496 m (1,627 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Into Lake Constance between Kressbronn am Bodensee and Langenargen |
• coordinates | 47°35′14″N 9°33′19″E / 47.58722°N 9.55528°E |
• elevation | 395 m (1,296 ft) |
Length | 23.2 km (14.4 mi) (with Obere Argen 73.2 km or 45.5 mi) [1] [2] |
Basin size | 654 km2 (253 sq mi) [1] [2] |
Discharge | |
• average | 20.5 m3/s (720 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Lake Constance→ Rhine→ North Sea |
Tributaries | |
• right | Bollenbach |
The Argen is a river in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It flows into Lake Constance between Kressbronn am Bodensee and Langenargen as the third largest tributary to the lake. It is 23.4 kilometres (14.5 mi) long; if one includes the Obere Argen and its source river Seelesgraben, the combined length is 73.2 kilometres (45.5 mi).[1][2]