Othain

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Othain
The river at Bazeilles-sur-Othain

The river at Bazeilles-sur-Othain

Data
Water code FR :  B43-0200
location France
River system Rhine
Drain over Chiers  → Maas  → Hollands Diep  → North Sea
River basin district Meuse
source in the municipality of Gondrecourt-Aix
49 ° 14 ′ 2 ″  N , 5 ° 47 ′ 9 ″  E
Source height approx.  260  m
muzzle on the municipal boundary of Villécloye and Montmédy in the Chiers coordinates: 49 ° 31 ′ 15 ″  N , 5 ° 22 ′ 54 ″  E 49 ° 31 ′ 15 ″  N , 5 ° 22 ′ 54 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  84  m
Height difference approx. 176 m
Bottom slope approx. 2.6 ‰
length 67 km
Catchment area 256.6 km²
Drain
at the mouth 		MQ
 2.76 m³ / s

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

geography

course

The Othain rises in the Woëvre landscape , in the municipality of Gondrecourt-Aix , generally drains in a north-westerly direction and flows into the Chiers as a left tributary after 67 kilometers at the municipal boundary of Villécloye and Montmédy . On its way, the Othain crosses the Meurthe-et-Moselle and Meuse departments .

Places on the river

Web links

Commons : Othain  - 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 Othain at SANDRE (French), accessed on January 20, 2010, rounded to full kilometers.
  3. ↑ a b see: Débits caractéristiques de l'Othain