Argen

The Argen is a river in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It flows into Lake Constance between Kressbronn am Bodensee and Langenargen as the third largest tributary to the lake. It is 23.4km long; if one includes the Upper Argen, the combined length is 51.4km.CourseThe headwaters of the Argen rise in the Allgäu. There are two headwaters: the Upper Argen and the Lower Argen. The two arms wrap around the Große Kreisstadt of Wangen im Allgäu and meet each other in the Neuravensburg district of Wangen im Allgäu.Lower ArgenThe origin of the Lower Argen is the confluence of Börlasbach and Stixnerbach at the western entrance to Missen at about 850m above sea level in the Allgäu region of Bavaria. From the confluence, it first flows north to Isny im Allgäu, then northwest to Waltershofen, then southwest to Primisweiler. Past Primisweiler, it merges with the Upper Argen.The main tributaries are the Wengener Argen and the Haslach.The Federal highway A96 crosses it a number of times.Upper ArgenThe Upper Argen originates in a marshy area north-west of Oberstaufen in the Allgäu and initially flows through a gorge named Eistobel, then underneath the Argentobelbrücke, then past Grünenbach towards Wangen im Allgäu. From there it goes on via Neuravensburg to Pflegelberg, where it is united with the Lower Argen.