Eau Noire (Ardennes)
| Eau Noire | ||
 The V iroin with its headwaters Eau B lanche and Eau N oire |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | FR : B71-0200 | |
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France
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| River system | Rhine | |
| Drain over | Viroin → Meuse → Hollands Diep → North Sea | |
| River basin district | Meuse | |
| source | in the municipality of Rocroi , France 49 ° 56 ′ 35 " N , 4 ° 30 ′ 59" E |
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| Source height | 360 m | |
| muzzle | Confluence with Eau Blanchen, northeast of Nismes , in the municipality of Viroinval , Belgium, and formation of the Viroin River Coordinates: 50 ° 5 ′ 9 ″ N , 4 ° 33 ′ 50 ″ E 50 ° 5 ′ 9 ″ N , 4 ° 33 ′ 50 ″ O
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| length | 44 km | |
 The Eau Noire in Couvin |
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The Eau Noire is a river in the Belgian - French border area, in the western Ardennes .
geography
course
The Eau Noire rises north of Rocroi , France, and describes a large arc in its course: it initially flows westward on an undulating plateau and largely forms the state border with Belgium. Then they crossed the border runs northeast through a deeply cut gorge cut to Couvin and finally reached the community Viroinval belonging Nismes . Shortly thereafter, after around 44 kilometers, it joins the Eau Blanche river and thereby forms the Viroin river , which in turn flows into the Meuse on French territory . On its way, the Eau Noire touches the French Ardennes department and the Belgian province of Namur .
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Remarks
- ↑ The river length of 12.2 kilometers given by sandre.fr under the name Viroin cannot be used, as it only contains the part located in France and also documents the joint course of the Eau Noire and Viroin rivers.