Mosson (Lez)

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Mosson
The Mosson at Juvignac

The Mosson at Juvignac

Data
Water code FR :  Y31-0400
location France , Occitania region
River system Lez
Drain over Lez  → Mediterranean
source in the municipality of Saint-Paul-et-Valmalle
43 ° 37 ′ 54 ″  N , 3 ° 40 ′ 43 ″  E
Source height approx.  201  m
muzzle on the municipal boundary of Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone , Lattes and Palavas-les-Flots in the Lez Coordinates: 43 ° 32 ′ 25 ″  N , 3 ° 53 ′ 59 ″  E, 43 ° 32 ′ 25 ″  N , 3 ° 53 ′ 59 ″  O
Mouth height approx.  1  m
Height difference approx. 200 m
Bottom slope approx. 5.1 ‰
length 39 km
Catchment area 395 km²
Right tributaries Coulazou
Big cities Montpellier
Small towns Grabels , Juvignac , Saint-Jean-de-Védas , Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone
The Mosson Valley, in the background: Montpellier's Hauts de Massane district

The Mosson Valley, in the background: Montpellier's Hauts de Massane district

The Mosson is a river in France that runs in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region . It rises under the name Ruisseau des Mages in the municipality of Saint-Paul-et-Valmalle , initially drains north-west to west, but turns south to south-west at Combaillaux and flows after 39 kilometers at the municipal boundary of Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone , Lattes and Palavas-les-Flots as a right tributary to the Lez . The original estuary reaches the Etang de l'Arnel lagoon just east of Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone . However, it is sealed off by a weir that is only opened when the Mosson has extremely high water levels.

Places on the river

Attractions

See also

Web links

Commons : Mosson  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Source geoportail.fr (1: 32,000)
  2. ↑ mouth geoportail.fr (1: 32,000)
  3. ↑ a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Mosson at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 2, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.