Moivre (river)
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Water code | FR : F6030600 , FR : F60-4101 | |
location | France , Grand Est region | |
River system | His | |
Drain over | Mau → Marne → Seine → English Channel | |
source | in the municipality of Moivre, 48 ° 56 ′ 46 ″ N , 4 ° 40 ′ 21 ″ E |
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Source height | approx. 141 m | |
muzzle | in the urban area of Châlons-en-Champagne in the Mau Coordinates: 48 ° 56 '59 " N , 4 ° 21' 55" E 48 ° 56 '59 " N , 4 ° 21' 55" E |
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Mouth height | approx. 82 m | |
Height difference | approx. 59 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 1.7 ‰ | |
length | 35 km |
The Moivre is a river in France that runs in the Marne department in the Grand Est region . It rises in the area of the municipality of the same name Moivre and generally drains in a south-westerly direction. After around 23 kilometers the river reaches the valley of the Marne at Pogny , where the natural mouth was originally located as a right tributary. In the course of making the Marne navigable, the Canal latéral à la Marne (English: Marne Lateral Canal ) was built in this area, which takes up part of the water flow of the Moivre. The remainder is led in an artificial stream bed parallel to the canal for a further 12 kilometers to the urban area of Châlons-en-Champagne , where it is finally discharged into the Mau stream . This serves to supply the local harbor basin with water and flows into the Marne.
Places on the river
- Moivre
- Saint-Jean-sur-Moivre
- Dampierre-sur-Moivre
- Francheville
- Pogny
- Saint-Germain-la-Ville
- Sarry
- Châlons-en-Champagne
Remarks
- ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
- ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Moivre at SANDRE (French), as well as the derived Moivre (Moivre dérivée) at SANDRE (French), accessed on July 3, 2010, rounded to full kilometers.