Mortagne (river)

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Mortagne
The Mortagne in Rambervillers

The Mortagne in Rambervillers

Data
Water code FRA6-0120
location France
River system Rhine
Drain over Meurthe  → Moselle  → Rhine  → North Sea
source in the municipality of Saint-Léonard,
48 ° 12 ′ 50 ″  N , 6 ° 52 ′ 24 ″  E
Source height approx.  550  m
muzzle in the municipality of Mont-sur-Meurthe in the Meurthe coordinates: 48 ° 33 ′ 26 ″  N , 6 ° 26 ′ 49 ″  E 48 ° 33 ′ 26 ″  N , 6 ° 26 ′ 49 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  220  m
Height difference approx. 330 m
Bottom slope approx. 4.4 ‰
length 75 km
Catchment area 581.7 km²
Drain
at the mouth
MQ
6.72 m³ / s
Left tributaries Arentèle
Right tributaries Belvitte
Small towns Rambervillers

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

geography

course

The Mortagne rises in the Vosges , in the municipality of Saint-Léonard , generally drains in a north-westerly direction and after 75 kilometers flows into the Meurthe as a left tributary in the municipality of Mont-sur- Meurthe . On her way she crosses the departments of Vosges and Meurthe-et-Moselle .

Places on the river

Web links

Commons : Mortagne  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. a b The information on the river length is based on the information about the Mortagne from SANDRE (French), accessed on January 4, 2010, rounded to full kilometers.
  3. a b Débits caractéristiques de la Mortagne (French; PDF; 22 kB)