Ornain
| Ornain | ||
 Flow through Bar-le-Duc |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | FR : F56-0400 | |
| location | France , Grand Est region | |
| River system | His | |
| Drain over | Saulx → Marne → Seine → English Channel | |
| source | in the parish of Grand 48 ° 29 ′ 40 ″ N , 5 ° 29 ′ 44 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 334 m | |
| muzzle | near Étrepy in the Saulx coordinates: 48 ° 46 ′ 8 " N , 4 ° 48 ′ 15" E 48 ° 46 ′ 8 " N , 4 ° 48 ′ 15" E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 115 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 219 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 1.9 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 116 km | |
| Discharge at the Val d'Ornain A Eo gauge : 840 km² |
MQ 1968/2013 Mq 1968/2013 |
11 m³ / s 13.1 l / (s km²) |
| Left tributaries | Ognon | |
| Right tributaries | Barboure | |
The Ornain is a river in France that runs in the Grand Est region . It rises under the name Maldite in the municipality of Grand , initially drains in a north-westerly direction, but swings to the south-west at Revigny-sur-Ornain and flows after 116 kilometers at Étrepy as a right tributary into the Saulx . On its way, the Ornain crosses the Vosges , Meuse and Marne departments . Between Houdelaincourt and the estuary, the Canal de la Marne au Rhin , or its branch canal to Houdelaincourt, runs parallel to the river . The river is used to supply the canal with water.
Place by the river
- Dainville-Bertheléville
- Gondrecourt-le-Château
- Houdelaincourt
- Ligny-en-Barrois
- Bar-le-Duc
- Revigny-sur-Ornain
- Étrepy
Web links
Commons : Ornain - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Ornain at SANDRE (French), accessed on July 10, 2009, rounded to full kilometers. The drainage route over the Maas (French: Meuse) to the North Sea mentioned here is obviously incorrect!
- ↑ hydro.eaufrance.fr (station: H5122350 , option: Synthèse ) .