Noiraigue (Areuse)
| Noiraigue | ||
 The Noiraigue brook in the village of Noiraigue |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | CH : 245 | |
| location | Switzerland | |
| River system | Rhine | |
| Drain over | Areuse → Zihl Canal → Aare → Rhine → North Sea | |
| source | on the northern outskirts of Noiraigue 46 ° 57 ′ 27 ″ N , 6 ° 43 ′ 30 ″ E |
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| Source height | 737 m above sea level M. | |
| muzzle | on the south-eastern outskirts of Noiraigue in the Areuse coordinates: 46 ° 57 '11 " N , 6 ° 43' 37" E ; CH1903: 545 832 / 200 456 46 ° 57 '11 " N , 6 ° 43' 37" O |
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| Mouth height | 722 m above sea level M. | |
| Height difference | 15 m | |
| Bottom slope | 23 ‰ | |
| length | 660 m | |
The Noiraigue is an approximately 700 meter long left tributary of the Areuse in the Swiss Jura in the canton of Neuchâtel .
Surname
The name comes from the Latin nigra aqua (dt. Black water ).
geography
source
The stream rises from the Source de la Noiraigue (Eng. Source of the Noiraigue ) on the northern outskirts of Noiraigue . The spring water of this karst spring comes from the Bied river seeping into the high valley of Les Ponts-de-Martel .
course
The Noiraigue runs from its source in a southerly direction, takes in water from two other small karst springs after about 150 meters in the village from the left and flows into the Areuse after crossing under a railway line.
Tributaries
- L'Epinette ( left )
- La Libarde ( left )
- Le Routin ( left )
Web links
Commons : Noiraigue (river) - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Geoserver of the Swiss Federal Administration ( information )