Biesme (Aisne)
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Water code | FR : H1060600 | |
location | France , Grand Est region | |
River system | His | |
Drain over | Aisne → Oise → Seine → English Channel | |
source | in the municipality of Beaulieu-en-Argonne 49 ° 2 ′ 26 ″ N , 5 ° 3 ′ 26 ″ E |
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Source height | approx. 210 m | |
muzzle | at Saint-Thomas-en-Argonne in the Aisne Coordinates: 49 ° 10 ′ 45 " N , 4 ° 51 ′ 46" E 49 ° 10 ′ 45 " N , 4 ° 51 ′ 46" E |
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Mouth height | approx. 122 m | |
Height difference | approx. 88 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 3.1 ‰ | |
length | 28 km (see notes) | |
Reservoirs flowed through | Étang de Favart, Étang de Prêtre, Étang des Deux Busines |
The Biesme is a river in France that runs in the Grand Est region . It rises in the municipality of Beaulieu-en-Argonne , drains in the upper reaches in a westerly direction and is dammed there several times. Finally it turns to the north-west, crosses the Argonne Forest and follows the border between the departments of Meuse and Marne for a long stretch . In the lower reaches it curves over west to southwest and after a total of 28 kilometers it flows into the Aisne as a right tributary at Saint-Thomas-en-Argonne .