Schussen | |
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Location | |
Country | Germany |
State | Baden-Württemberg |
Cities | |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | north of Bad Schussenried, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
• coordinates | 48°1′19″N 9°39′29″E / 48.02194°N 9.65806°E |
• elevation | 585 m (1,919 ft) |
Mouth | Eriskircher wetlands |
• location | Eriskirch in the Bodensee |
• coordinates | 47°36′26.2″N 9°31′37.8″E / 47.607278°N 9.527167°E |
• elevation | 395 m (1,296 ft) |
Length | 59.3 km (36.8 mi)[1] |
Basin size | 822 km2 (317 sq mi)[1] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Lake Constance→ Rhine→ North Sea |
The Schussen is a 59-kilometre-long (37 mi) tributary of Lake Constance (Bodensee), which drains to the High Rhine, in the southern portion of Upper Swabia in Baden-Württemberg (Germany).