Chiers

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Chiers
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Course of the Chiers (interactive map)

Course of the Chiers ( interactive map )

Data
Water code FR :  B4-0100
location Luxembourg

Belgium

France

River system Rhine
Drain over Meuse  → Hollands Diep  → North Sea
River basin district Meuse
source near Obercorn , municipality of Differdange , Luxembourg
49 ° 30 ′ 11 ″  N , 5 ° 53 ′ 49 ″  E
Source height approx.  380  m
muzzle in France on the municipal boundary of Bazeilles and Remilly-Aillicourt in the Meuse Coordinates: 49 ° 39 ′ 31 ″  N , 4 ° 59 ′ 40 ″  E 49 ° 39 ′ 31 ″  N , 4 ° 59 ′ 40 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  155  m
Height difference approx. 225 m
Bottom slope approx. 1.6 ‰
length approx. 140 km
Catchment area 2222 km²
Outflow
A Eo : 2222 km²
at the mouth 		MQ
Mq
 		30.7 m³ / s
13.8 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries Moulaine , Crusnes , Othain , Loison
Right tributaries Ton , Thonne
Navigable 10 km navigable from the Canal de la Meuse from
Chiers in Charency-Vezin, France

Chiers in Charency-Vezin , France

The Chiers ( Latterburgisch: Kuer , German: Korn ) is a river that has its source in Luxembourg , briefly touches Belgium , mostly runs through France and after about 140 kilometers flows into the Meuse as a right tributary south of Sedan . It is the only river in Luxembourg that does not belong to the catchment area of ​​the Moselle .

geography

course

The Chiers rises under the name Korn near Oberkorn in the municipality of Differdingen (last castle: Déifferdeng, French: Differdange), then runs over Niederkorn to the west, after about 14 kilometers it leaves Luxembourg and first reaches at Athus , municipality of Aubange , Belgian territory. Then it flows first as a Luxembourg-Belgian and then as a Luxembourg-French border river to France. Here she reaches the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle and crosses the conurbation of Longwy as Chiers . Then it forms a deeply incised valley below Longuyon that is sometimes very winding. At Torgny (municipality of Rouvroy ) it reaches the Meuse department and forms its border with Belgium for about three kilometers. A few kilometers west of it, it winds around Montmédy . Halfway between this city and the Maas valley, it turns north and flows, initially separated from it by a ridge, for about 20 kilometers parallel to it. In doing so, it reaches the Ardennes department at Margut . After passing the town of Carignan , it flows into the Meuse at the municipal boundary of Bazeilles and Remilly-Aillicourt , shortly before it reaches Sedan .

Tributaries

  • Rouerbaach ( right ), 3.7 km
  • Mierbaach ( right ), 4.6 km
  • Wessegbaach (right), 2.3 km
  • Maragole ( left ), 1.6 km
  • Rau de Messancy ( Miezegerbaach , Kleine Korn ) ( right ), 20.0 km, 63.0 km², 0.75 m³ / s
  • Ruisseau le Brüll ( right ), 9.0 km, 13.5 km²
  • Ruisseau la Moulaine ( left ), 12.2 km, 49.8 km², 0.84 m³ / s
  • Ruisseau des Neuf Fontaińes (left), 3.9 km
  • Rau de la Fontaińe ( left ), 0.5 miles
  • Ruisseau de Ugny ( left ), 3.3 miles
  • La Crusnes ( left ), 32.1 km, 265.6 km², 3.21 m³ / s
  • Ruisseau du Bois de Parlay ( left ), 4.2 km
  • Ruisseau le Dorlon ( right ), 6.9 km, 25.1 km², 0.35 m³ / s
  • Ruisseau l'Urbule ( Ruisseau d'Épiez ) ( right ), 1.2 miles
  • Le Thon ( right ), 31.7 km, 318.0 km², 5.05 m³ / s
  • Ruisseau de la Neau ( right ), 4.2 km
  • Ruisseau de Fresnois ( right ), 0.9 miles
  • L'Othain ( left ), 66.9 km, 256.6 km², 2.76 m³ / s
  • Ruisseau le Chabot ( left ), 5.5 miles
  • Ruisseau des Onze Fontaines ( left ), 2.5 km
  • Ruisseau la Thonne ( right ), 11.4 km, 55.2 km², 0.83 m³ / s
  • Le Loison ( left ), 52.8 km, 356.9 km², 3.98 m³ / s
  • Ruisseau de la Charponterie ( left ), 2.2 km
  • Ruisseau du Bouillon ( right ), 3.5 km
  • Rau de la Ronge ( right ), 0.6 km
  • Ravin de Tanree ( right ). 1.3 km
  • Ruisseau de Baalon ( left ), 6.2 km
  • Ruisseau de Bievre ( right ), 6.5 km
  • Ruisseau du Moulin ( left ), 1.6 km
  • Ruisseau du Pre Vérat ( left ), 2.2 km
  • Ruisseau la Marche ( right ), 15.9 km, 154.0 km², 2.29 m³ / s
  • Ruisseau le Fosse des Dors ( left ), 2.3 km
  • Ruisseau du Woyen ( right ), 1.0 km
  • Ruisseau de Prele ( left ), 6.2 km
  • Ruisseau du Fond de Naive ( right ), 4.6 km
  • Ruisseau de l'Aulnois ( right ), 18.0 km, 101.8 km², 2.10 m³ / s
  • Ruisseau de Nonne ( left ), 4.5 miles
  • Ruisseau de Lombut ( left ), 4.2 km
  • Ruisseau de Vaudime ( left ), 2.2 miles
  • Ruisseau du Moulin de Sauzelle ( right ), 5.1 km
  • Ruisseau de Pouru ( right ), 6.1 miles
  • Ru de Londre ( left ), 1.5 miles
  • Ruisseau de Magne ( right ), 11.4 km, 23.9 km², 0.54 m³ / s
  • Ruisseau de Boulacourt ( right ), 1.8 miles
  • Ruisseau le Rule ( right ), 7.3 miles

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

Luxembourg:

Belgium:

France, Meurthe-et-Moselle department:

France, Meuse department:

France, Ardennes department:

Web links

Commons : Chiers  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
  3. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Chiers from SANDRE (French), accessed on December 8, 2013. The 127 kilometers mentioned here only include the distance covered on French territory and must be supplemented by about 14 kilometers, the the river runs through Luxembourg.
  4. ↑ a b Débits caractéristiques de la Chiers (French; PDF; 22 kB)