Barres (river)

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Barres
Ruisseau des Barres
Data
Water code FR :  H1351000
location France , Grand Est and Hauts-de-France regions
River system His
Drain over Aisne  → Oise  → Seine  → English Channel
source in the municipality of Fraillicourt
49 ° 38 '43 "  N , 4 ° 11' 35"  O
Source height approx.  190  m
muzzle on the municipal boundary of Saint-Germainmont and Asfeld in the Aisne Coordinates: 49 ° 29 ′ 7 ″  N , 4 ° 7 ′ 38 ″  E 49 ° 29 ′ 7 ″  N , 4 ° 7 ′ 38 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  61  m
Height difference approx. 129 m
Bottom slope approx. 5.4 ‰
length approx. 24 km

The Barres ( French: Ruisseau des Barres ) is a river in France that runs mainly in the Grand Est region , but also briefly touches the Hauts-de-France region . It rises in the southern municipality of Fraillicourt , generally drains towards the south-southwest and flows into the Aisne as a right tributary after around 28 kilometers at the municipal boundary of Saint-Germainmont and Asfeld . Above Waleppe, the Barres seeps into the karst subsoil over a length of around 1.6 km . On its way, the river touches the Ardennes department and, for a short distance, the Aisne department .

Name of the river

The river changes its name several times in its course:

  • Ruisseau de Sévigny in the upper reaches,
  • Ruisseau de Nizy in the middle part and
  • Ruisseau des Barres in the lower reaches.

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Source height according to geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. ↑ mouth height according to geoportail.gouv.fr
  3. ↑ Barres at SANDRE (French)