Meurthe (river)
River in France
Meurthe | |
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The Meurthe in
Nancy
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Location | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Vosges mountains |
• coordinates | 48°03′25″N 7°00′50″E / 48.05694°N 7.01389°E / 48.05694; 7.01389 ( Meurthe ) |
• elevation | 1,190 m (3,900 ft) |
Mouth | |
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location
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Moselle |
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coordinates
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48°46′48″N 6°8′29″E / 48.78000°N 6.14139°E / 48.78000; 6.14139 |
Length | 161 km (100 mi) |
Basin size | 3,085 km 2 (1,191 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 41 m 3 /s (1,400 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Moselle → Rhine → North Sea |
The Meurthe ( French pronunciation: [mœʁt] ) is a river in north-eastern France , right tributary to the river Moselle . It is 161 km (100 mi) long. [1] Its source is in the Vosges mountains , near the Col de la Schlucht in the Vosges département , from where it flows in an overall north-westerly direction. Its name gave rise to the naming of the present French département Meurthe-et-Moselle and the former (before the change in the Franco-German border after the Franco-Prussian war of 1870) département Meurthe .
Channelled during its route through Nancy , the river flows into the Moselle at Pompey on the northern edge of Nancy, a short distance down-stream from the Port of Frouard .
Towns along the river Meurthe include:
- in Vosges : Fraize , Saint-Dié-des-Vosges , Raon-l'Étape
- in Meurthe-et-Moselle : Baccarat , Lunéville and Nancy
Tributaries include:
References
Tributaries of the river
Moselle
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