Saint-Nicolas (river)

Saint-Nicolas
Quellbach near Rougemont-le-Château
Data
Water code	FR :  U23-0420
location	France , Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region
River system	Rhône
Drain over	Bourbeuse  → Allaine  → Saône  → Mediterranean
source	in the municipality of Rougemont-le-Château 47 ° 46 ′ 2 ″  N , 6 ° 56 ′ 13 ″  E
Source height	840  m
Confluence with the Madeleine	with Autrechêne and formation of the Bourbeuse coordinates: 47 ° 35 ′ 36 ″  N , 6 ° 58 ′ 29 ″  E 47 ° 35 ′ 36 ″  N , 6 ° 58 ′ 29 ″  E
Mouth height	340  m
Height difference	500 m
Bottom slope	17 ‰
length	30 km
Left tributaries	Suarcine

The Saint-Nicolas is a small river in the southern Vosges , in the Territoire de Belfort department . Hydrologically and hydrographically , it is the upper reaches of the Bourbeuse .

course

The river has its source at an altitude of 840 meters on the slopes of the Ballon de Saint-Nicolas , in the municipality of Rougemont-le-Château . It generally drains south and joins the Madeleine after about 30 kilometers at Autrechêne to form the Bourbeuse River.

Places on the river

• Rougemont-le-Château
• Fontaine
• Montreux-Château

Remarks

1. ↑ Since the river length of around 40 km on the relevant website sandre.eaufrance.fr/ obviously also includes the course of the Bourbeuse, the remaining section was estimated to be around 30 kilometers.