Editing Lech (river) (section)

{{short description|River in Austria and Germany}}
{{more footnotes needed|date=August 2011}}
{{Infobox river
  | name              = Lech
  | image             = Karte einzugsbereich lech.png
  | image_caption     = Drainage basin of the Lech
  | source1_location  = [[Northern Limestone Alps]]
  | mouth_location    = [[Danube]]
  | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|48|44|6|N|10|56|11|E|display=inline,title}}
  | progression       = {{RDanube}}
  | subdivision_type1 = Countries
  | subdivision_name1 = [[Germany]] and [[Austria]]
  | length_km = 255.3|length_ref={{GeoQuelle|DE-BY|GV}}
  | source1_elevation = {{convert|1865|m|ft|0}}
  | discharge1_location= [[River mouth|mouth]]
  | discharge1_avg    = {{convert|115|m3/s|abbr=on}}
  | basin_size_km2 = 3919|basin_size_ref={{GeoQuelle|DE-BY|GV}}
}}

The '''Lech''' ({{IPA|de|lɛç|-|De-Lech.ogg}}; {{Langx|la|Licus}}, ''Licca'') is a river in [[Austria]] and [[Germany]]. It is a right tributary of the [[Danube]] {{convert|255|km|mi|0}} in length with a [[drainage basin]] of {{convert|3919|km2}}.<ref name="DE-BY_GV" /> Its average [[discharge (hydrology)|discharge]] at the [[River mouth|mouth]] is {{cvt|115|m3/s}}.{{GeoSource|Danube||12}}
Its source is located in the Austrian [[States of Austria|state]] of [[Vorarlberg]], where the river rises from lake [[Formarinsee]] in the [[Alps]] at an altitude of {{convert|6120|ft|order=flip}}. It flows in a north-north-easterly direction and crosses the German border, forming the Lechfall, a {{convert|12|m|ft|adj=mid|-high|0}} waterfall; afterwards the river enters a narrow gorge (the Lechschlucht). Leaving the Alps, it enters the plains of the [[Allgäu]] at [[Füssen]] at an elevation of {{convert|2580|ft|order=flip}} in the German state of [[Bavaria]], where it used to be the location of the boundary with [[Swabia]]. The river runs through the city of Füssen and through the [[Forggensee]], a man-made lake which is drained in winter. Here, it forms rapids and a waterfall.

The river flows further northwards through a region called the [[Lechrain]], and passes the cities of [[Schongau, Bavaria|Schongau]], [[Landsberg am Lech|Landsberg]], [[Augsburg]] (where it receives the [[Wertach (river)|Wertach]]) and [[Rain (Lech)|Rain]] before entering the [[Danube]] just below [[Donauwörth]] at an elevation of {{convert|1330|ft|order=flip}}. It is not navigable, owing to its torrential character and the gravel beds which choke its channel. There are extensive views of the Lech valley from [[Neuschwanstein Castle]], near Füssen.