Ouche
Ouche | ||
Bridge over the river at Tart-l'Abbaye |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
- Lusigny-sur-Ouche
- Bligny-sur-Ouche
- Fleurey-sur-Ouche
- Velars-sur-Ouche
- Talent
- Dijon
- Longvic
- Neuilly-lès-Dijon
- Varanges
- Trouhans
- Échenon
See also
- List of tributaries of the Saône
- Ouche (Dourdou) , around 10 km long stream in the Aveyron department , drains to the Dourdou de Conques .
Web links
Commons : Ouche - collection of images, videos and audio files