Sormonne (river)

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Sormonne
Bridge over the Sormonne near Murtin-et-Bogny

Bridge over the Sormonne near Murtin-et-Bogny

Data
Water code FRB55-0200
location France
River system Rhine
Drain over Meuse  → Hollands Diep  → North Sea
River basin district Meuse
source in the municipality of Taillette
49 ° 54 ′ 57 ″  N , 4 ° 27 ′ 57 ″  E
Source height 365  m
muzzle at Warcq in the Maas coordinates: 49 ° 46 ′ 18 ″  N , 4 ° 41 ′ 5 ″  E 49 ° 46 ′ 18 ″  N , 4 ° 41 ′ 5 ″  E
Mouth height 140  m
Height difference 225 m
Bottom slope 3.9 ‰
length 57 km
Catchment area 410.9 km²
Drain
at the mouth
MQ
5.95 m³ / s
Right tributaries Audry , Thin

The Sormonne is a river in France that runs in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region .

geography

course

The Sormonne has its source in the border area with Belgium in the municipality of Taillette . Initially the Sormonne drains in a south-westerly direction, but then turns to the south-east and flows into the Meuse as a left tributary after 57 kilometers at Warcq , near Charleville-Mézières .

Places on the river

Web links

Remarks

  1. SANDRE
  2. a b See web link: Débits caractéristiques de la Sormonne
  3. The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Sormonne from SANDRE (French), accessed on December 14, 2009, rounded to full kilometers. The entry is due to an error without a name, but can be clearly assigned by the additional information.