Tourbe

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Tourbe
Data
Water code FR :  H1079000
location France, Grand Est region
River system His
Drain over Aisne  → Oise  → Seine  → English Channel
source in the local area of Somme-Tourbe
49 ° 6 ′ 3 ″  N , 4 ° 40 ′ 9 ″  E
Source height approx.  155  m
muzzle in the municipality of Servon-Melzicourt in the Aisne coordinates: 49 ° 12 ′ 33 ″  N , 4 ° 50 ′ 0 ″  E 49 ° 12 ′ 33 ″  N , 4 ° 50 ′ 0 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  118  m
Height difference approx. 37 m
Bottom slope approx. 1.8 ‰
length approx. 21 km (see notes)

The Tourbe is a river in France that runs in the Marne department in the Grand Est region . It rises in the local area of Somme-Tourbe , generally drains in a north-easterly direction and after around 21 kilometers flows into the Aisne as a left tributary in the municipal area of Servon-Melzicourt . Below Ville-sur-Tourbe , part of its waterway is branched off into the parallel Canal de la Tourbe .

Places on the river

Remarks

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Tourbe from SANDRE (French), accessed on January 15, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.