Moivre (river)

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Moivre
Data
Water code FRF6030600 , FRF60-4101
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
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
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

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 Moivre at SANDRE (French), as well as the derived Moivre (Moivre dérivée) at SANDRE (French), accessed on July 3, 2010, rounded to full kilometers.