Moselle

Moselle (Ger. Mosel), a left-hand affluent of the Rhine, rises at the south-west extremity of the Vosges Mountains in France, at an elevation of about 2412 feet. Its course is north-westerly as far as Toul, passing Epinal on the way; thence it proceeds in a north-easterly direction (latterly, with many zigzag picturesque windings) through Luxemburg and Rhenish Prussia, and joins the Rhine at Coblenz, flowing on its way through Metz, Thionville, and Treves. Its entire length is 315 miles, and it is navigable up to Frouard, 214 miles from Coblenz. Its principal tributaries are the Meurthe, Seille, and Saar on the right, and the Orne, Sure, and Kyll on the left. The wines grown in the basin of the Moselle are noted for their lightness and their delicate aromatic flavour.