Ouche

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Ouche
Bridge over the river at Tart-l'Abbaye

Bridge over the river at Tart-l'Abbaye

Data
Water code FR :  U13-0400
location France , Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region
River system Rhône
Drain over Saône  → Rhône  → Mediterranean
source in the municipality of Montceau-et-Écharnant
47 ° 3 '55 "  N , 4 ° 41' 17"  O
Source height approx.  390  m
muzzle in the municipality of Échenon in the Saône coordinates: 47 ° 6 ′ 13 ″  N , 5 ° 17 ′ 9 ″  E 47 ° 6 ′ 13 ″  N , 5 ° 17 ′ 9 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  180  m
Height difference approx. 210 m
Bottom slope approx. 2.2 ‰
length 95 km
Left tributaries Vandenesse , Suzon
Big cities Dijon
Small towns Talant , Longvic

The Ouche is a river in France that runs in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region . It rises in the municipality of Montceau-et-Écharnant , first drains in a north -easterly direction, then turns in a south-easterly direction near Dijon and flows into the Saône after 95 kilometers in the municipality of Échenon , near Saint-Jean-de-Losne , as a right tributary . Between the towns of Le-Pont-d'Ouche and Dijon, the river accompanies the Canal de Bourgogne and is also used for its water supply.

Places on the river

See also

Web links

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

Remarks

  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 Ouche at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 27, 2009, rounded to full kilometers.