Mouzon (Meuse)

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Mouzon
The Mouzon at Pompierre

The Mouzon at Pompierre

Data
Water code FR :  B10-0200
location France
River system Rhine
Drain over Meuse  → Hollands Diep  → North Sea
River basin district Meuse
source in the municipality of Serocourt,
48 ° 7 ′ 12 ″  N , 5 ° 52 ′ 24 ″  E
Source height approx.  400  m
muzzle in the urban area of Neufchâteau in the Meuse Coordinates: 48 ° 21 ′ 18 ″  N , 5 ° 41 ′ 7 ″  E 48 ° 21 ′ 18 ″  N , 5 ° 41 ′ 7 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  275  m
Height difference approx. 125 m
Bottom slope approx. 2 ‰
length 63 km
Catchment area 414.9 km²
Drain
at the mouth 		MQ
 4.76 m³ / s
Left tributaries Petit Mouzon
Right tributaries Anger
Small towns Neufchâteau

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

geography

course

The Mouzon rises in the municipality of Serocourt , initially drains in a westerly direction, but then turns to the north and flows into the Meuse as a right tributary after 63 kilometers at Neufchâteau . On its way, the Mouzon touches the Vosges and Haute-Marne departments .

Places on the river

Web links

Commons : Mouzon river  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  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 Mouzon at SANDRE (French), accessed on January 30, 2010, rounded to full kilometers.
  3. ↑ a b see web link: Débits caractéristiques de le Mouzon