Ognon (Aude)

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Ognon
The lock "Ognon" on the Canal du Midi, just before crossing the Ognon

The lock "Ognon" on the Canal du Midi, just before crossing the Ognon

Data
Water code FR :  Y1440500
location France , Occitania region
River system Aude
Drain over Aude  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Cassagnoles,
43 ° 22 ′ 44 ″  N , 2 ° 35 ′ 16 ″  E
Source height approx.  660  m
muzzle on the municipal boundary of Homps and Olonzac in the Aude Coordinates: 43 ° 15 ′ 53 ″  N , 2 ° 44 ′ 27 ″  E, 43 ° 15 ′ 53 ″  N , 2 ° 44 ′ 27 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  35  m
Height difference approx. 625 m
Bottom slope approx. 27 ‰
length 23 km
Catchment area 123 km²

The Ognon is a river in France that runs in the Occitania region . It rises in the southeastern part of the Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park , in the municipality of Cassagnoles , generally drains in a southeastern direction through the natural landscape of the Minervois and the Minervois wine-growing region of the same name, and after 23 kilometers it flows into the Aude as a right tributary at the Homps and Olonzac municipal boundary . In his opening section he meets the here running parallel to the Aude ship channel Canal du Midi who introduced him to a canal bridge spans. On its way the Ognon crosses the departments of Hérault and Aude .

Places on the river

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
  3. ↑ a b c The information on the river length is based on the information about the Ognon at SANDRE (French), accessed on June 14, 2013, rounded to full kilometers.