Loison (Chiers)

Loison
The river at Quincy-Landzécourt
Data
Water code	FR :  B45-0200
location	France Region Grand Est Meuse department Meurthe-et-Moselle department
River system	Rhine
Drain over	Chiers  → Maas  → Hollands Diep  → North Sea
River basin district	Meuse
source	in Loison 49 ° 18 ′ 33 "  N , 5 ° 36 ′ 45"  E
Source height	approx.  221  m
muzzle	below Quincy-Landzécourt in the Chiers coordinates: 49 ° 30 ′ 21 ″  N , 5 ° 17 ′ 23 ″  E 49 ° 30 ′ 21 ″  N , 5 ° 17 ′ 23 ″  E
Mouth height	approx.  176  m
Height difference	approx. 45 m
Bottom slope	approx. 0.85 ‰
length	53 km
Catchment area	357 km²
Drain at the mouth	MQ	3.98 m³ / s
Left tributaries	Thinte

The Loison is a river in France that runs in the Grand Est region .

geography

course

The Loison rises in the municipality of Loison , drains generally in a north-westerly direction and flows into the Chiers as a left tributary after 53 kilometers below Quincy-Landzécourt . On its way, the Loison crosses the Meuse department and briefly touches the neighboring Meurthe-et-Moselle department .

Places on the river

• Loison
• Billy-sous-Mangiennes
• Mangiennes
• Merles-sur-Loison
• Jametz
• Juvigny-sur-Loison
• Quincy-Landzécourt

Web links

• Débits caractéristiques le Loison (French; PDF file; 15 kB)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
2. ↑ ^{a b c} The information on the length of the river is based on the information on the Loison from SANDRE (French), accessed on March 16, 2010, rounded to the nearest kilometer.
3. ↑ see Débits caractéristiques le Loison