Orbieu

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Orbieu
Orbieu in Lagrasse

Orbieu in Lagrasse

Data
Water code FR :  Y15-0400
location France , Occitania region
River system Aude
Drain over Aude  → Mediterranean
source in the parish of Fourtou
42 ° 55 ′ 58 ″  N , 2 ° 26 ′ 3 ″  E
Source height approx.  600  m
muzzle on the municipal boundary of Raissac-d'Aude and Marcorignan in the Aude Coordinates: 43 ° 13 ′ 59 ″  N , 2 ° 54 ′ 1 ″  E, 43 ° 13 ′ 59 ″  N , 2 ° 54 ′ 1 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  11  m
Height difference approx. 589 m
Bottom slope approx. 7 ‰
length 84 km
Catchment area 753 km²
Left tributaries Sou (Lagrasse) , Sou (Vignevieille)
Right tributaries Nielle , Aussou
Small towns Lézignan-Corbières

The Orbieu is a river in southern France that runs in the Aude department in the Occitania region . It rises in the Corbières , on the southeastern edge of the Pyrenees , in the municipality of Fourtou , generally drains in a north-easterly direction and flows into the Aude after 84 kilometers at the municipal border of Raissac-d'Aude and Marcorignan as a right tributary .

Places on the river

See also

Web links

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

Remarks

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Orbieu at SANDRE (French), accessed on April 15, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.