Ill, France
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The Ill in the Petite France quarter of Strasbourg. The river's only lock can be seen right of centre.
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| Country | France |
| Basin features | |
| Main source |
Jura mountains 570 m (1,870 ft) |
| River mouth |
Rhine 48°42′1″N 7°55′52″E / 48.70028°N 7.93111°ECoordinates: 48°42′1″N 7°55′52″E / 48.70028°N 7.93111°E |
| Basin size | 4,760 km2 (1,840 sq mi) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 223 km (139 mi) |
The Ill (/ˈɪl/; French: [il]) is a river in Alsace, in north-eastern France. It is a left bank, or western tributary of the Rhine.
It starts down from its source near the village of Winkel, in the Jura mountains, with a resurgence near Ligsdorf, turns around Ferrette on its east side, and then runs northward through Alsace, flowing parallel to the Rhine. Taking apart the Largue, also coming from the Jura mountains near Illfurth, it receives several tributaries from the west bank Vosges mountains after passing through Altkirch: the Doller in Mulhouse, the Thur near Ensisheim, the Lauch in Colmar, the Fecht in Illhaeusern, the Giessen in Sélestat, the Andlau near Fegersheim, the Ehn near Geispolsheim, the Bruche next to Strasbourg and the Souffel upstream from La Wantzenau before meeting with the Rhine downstream from Gambsheim's lock.
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