Thonne
Thonne | ||
The river at Avioth |
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Data | ||
Water code | FR : B4410300 | |
location |
Belgium
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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 |
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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 |
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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
- ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ 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