Thonne

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Thonne
The river at Avioth

The river at Avioth

Data
Water code FRB4410300
location Belgium

France

River system Rhine
Drain over Chiers  → Maas  → Hollands Diep  → North Sea
River basin district Meuse
source in the municipality of Meix-devant-Virton
49 ° 36 ′ 4 ″  N , 5 ° 26 ′ 45 ″  E
Source height approx.  300  m
muzzle on the municipal boundary of Thonne-les-Près and Montmédy in the Chiers coordinates: 49 ° 31 ′ 14 ″  N , 5 ° 20 ′ 38 ″  E 49 ° 31 ′ 14 ″  N , 5 ° 20 ′ 38 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  179  m
Height difference approx. 121 m
Bottom slope approx. 8.1 ‰
length approx. 15 km

The Thonne is a river that runs in Belgium , Wallonia region and France , Grand Est region .

geography

course

The Thonne rises in the area of ​​the Belgian municipality of Meix-devant-Virton , generally drains in a south-westerly direction and flows into the Chiers as a right tributary after about 15 kilometers at the municipal boundary of Thonne-les-Près and Montmédy . On its way, the Thonne crosses the Belgian province of Luxembourg and the French department of Meuse .

Places on the river

Remarks

  1. Source geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
  3. a b The information on the length of the river (11.4 km) over the Thonne at SANDRE (French), accessed on September 27, 2012, only includes the course on French territory, the portion running in Belgium was estimated after studying maps on geoportail.fr and supplemented.

Web links

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