Petit Gland

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Petit Gland
The river at Any-Martin-Rieux

The river at Any-Martin-Rieux

Data
Water code FRH0016000
location France , Grand Est and Hauts-de-France regions
River system His
Drain over Gland  → Oise  → Seine  → English Channel
source in the municipality of Auvillers-les-Forges
49 ° 52 ′ 17 ″  N , 4 ° 21 ′ 7 ″  E
Source height approx.  281  m
muzzle in the municipality of Saint-Michel in the Gland coordinates: 49 ° 55 ′ 24 "  N , 4 ° 8 ′ 2"  E 49 ° 55 ′ 24 "  N , 4 ° 8 ′ 2"  E
Mouth height approx.  180  m
Height difference approx. 101 m
Bottom slope approx. 3.5 ‰
length approx. 29 km

The Petit Gland is a river in France that runs in the Grand Est and Hauts-de-France regions. It rises in the north-western municipality of Auvillers-les-Forges , in the Ardennes Regional Nature Park , generally drains towards west-northwest and flows into the Gland as a left tributary after around 29 kilometers in the municipality of Saint-Michel . On its way, the Petit Gland crosses the Ardennes and Aisne departments .

Name of the river

The river changes its name several times:

  • Ruisseau de Bosneau in the upper reaches
  • Rivière des Champs in the middle part and
  • Petit Gland in the lower reaches.

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

Web links

Commons : Petit Gland  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Source height according to geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. mouth height according to geoportail.gouv.fr
  3. Petit Gland at SANDRE (French)