Durbion

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Durbion
Hydrography in the headwaters of the Durbion

Hydrography in the headwaters of the Durbion

Data
Water code FR :  A45-0200
location France
River system Rhine
Drain over Moselle  → Rhine  → North Sea
source in the municipality of Méménil,
48 ° 11 ′ 30 ″  N , 6 ° 37 ′ 29 ″  E
Source height approx.  490  m
muzzle in the municipality of Châtel-sur-Moselle in the Moselle Coordinates: 48 ° 18 ′ 26 ″  N , 6 ° 24 ′ 12 ″  E 48 ° 18 ′ 26 ″  N , 6 ° 24 ′ 12 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  285  m
Height difference approx. 205 m
Bottom slope approx. 5.9 ‰
length 35 km
Catchment area 144.9 km²
Drain
at the mouth 		MQ
 1.95 m³ / s
The river in Vaxoncourt, just before it flows into the Moselle

The river in Vaxoncourt, just before it flows into the Moselle

The Durbion is a river in France that runs in the Vosges department in the Grand Est region .

geography

course

The upper Durbion in Girecourt

The Durbion rises at an altitude of about 490  m in the municipality of Méménil .

It drains initially in a northerly direction, then pivots to the northwest and finally flows by 35 kilometers at a height of about 285  m in the municipality of Chatel-sur-Moselle as right tributary in the Mosel .

The course of the Durbion ends about 205 meters below its source, so it has an average bed gradient of about 5.9 ‰.

Tributaries

  • Petit Durbion ( right )
  • Fontenay ( left ), 2.4 miles
  • Abîme ( left ), 4.5 km
  • Goule ( right ), 1.5 km
  • Annol ( left ), 2.0 km
  • Bouxy ( left ), 1.8 miles
  • Onzaines ( right ), 6.8 miles
  • Étangs ( left ), 4.6 km

Places on the river

Attractions

Girecourt Castle

Web links

Remarks

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Durbion at SANDRE (French), accessed on October 4, 2010, rounded to full kilometers.
  3. ↑ a b see web link: Débits caractéristiques du Durbion