The Bist (archaic German: Bießt, French: Bisten) is a river in France and in Germany, and a 26.3-kilometre-long (16.3 mi) left tributary of the Saar. It is 26.3 km (16.3 mi) long, of which 15.8 km (9.8 mi) within France and on the French-German border.[1]
| Bist | |
|---|---|
 Bist near Wadgassen | |
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| Location | |
| Countries | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Boucheporn, Moselle, Lorraine |
| • elevation | 300 m (980 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Wadgassen, Saarland |
• coordinates | 49°16′16″N 6°47′53″E / 49.27111°N 6.79806°E |
• elevation | 185 m (607 ft) |
| Length | 26.3 km (16.3 mi) |
| Basin size | 112.8 km2 (43.6 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Saar→ Moselle→ Rhine→ North Sea |
The Bist begins near the French village of Boucheporn, Lorraine and flows northeastward to Creutzwald. From there it follows the Franco-German border northward 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to Überherrn, then flows eastward to Werbeln (a district of Wadgassen) and northward to join the Saar immediately north of the Autobahn 620 bridge in Wadgassen, Saarland.
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