| Obere Argen | |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Germany |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Type3: | Districts |
| Source1 Location: | Origin: Confluence of the Seelesgraben, Moosmühlbach and Schwarzenbach near Oberstaufen |
| Mouth Location: | Near Neuravensburg confluence with the Untere Argen |
| Basin Size: | 220km2 |
| Tributaries Right: | Jugetach |
| Tributaries Left: | Röthenbach |
| Custom Label: | References |
The Obere Argen ("Upper Argen") is a river in southwestern Bavaria and southeastern Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
Northwest of Oberstaufen in the Bavarian-Swabian county of Oberallgäu, the Seelesgraben, the Moosmühlbach and the Schwarzenbach streams converge forming the Obere Argen. From this confluence the river flows through the, a gorge which is passable on foot within the eponymous and past the Grünenbach heading for Wangen im Allgäu. Near Gestratz the Obere Argen collects the waters of the Röthenbach coming from the left and forms the Bavarian-Württemberg state border as far as Wangen.
North of the Wangen district of Neuravensburg the Obere Argen unites with the Untere Argen ("Lower Argen") to form the Argen, which then discharges into Lake Constance between Kressbronn and Langenargen after about 23 kilometres.
The Argentobel Bridge is a long bridge structure on the Bavarian state road, the S 1318 between the villages of Grünenbach and Maierhöfen in the county of Lindau (Bodensee). It crosses the Obere Argen in 12 arches at a maximum height of .
In the Wangen village of Neuravensburg above the road bridge (K 8002), a covered wooden bridge built in 1790 by Abbot Beda Angehrn runs over the Upper Argen.
The Obere Argen Viaduct is a long structure supporting the A 96 motorway. The autobahn viaduct comprises a cable-stayed bridge in combination with cable-tensioning beneath the roadway - a form of construction that was a first in Germany.