Vau de Bouche

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Vau de Bouche
Ruisseau du Moulin
The river below Lucy-le-Bois

The river below Lucy-le-Bois

Data
Water code FRF3169000
location France , Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region
River system His
Drain over Cure  → Yonne  → Seine  → English Channel
source in the municipality of Sauvigny-le-Bois
47 ° 31 ′ 17 ″  N , 3 ° 57 ′ 51 ″  E
Source height approx.  292  m
muzzle in the municipality of Voutenay-sur-Cure in the Cure coordinates: 47 ° 33 ′ 46 ″  N , 3 ° 46 ′ 31 ″  E 47 ° 33 ′ 46 ″  N , 3 ° 46 ′ 31 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  128  m
Height difference approx. 164 m
Bottom slope approx. 7.8 ‰
length approx. 21 km

The Vau de Bouche (in the central part also Ruisseau du Moulin ) is a river in France that runs in the Yonne department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region . It rises in the northeastern municipality of Sauvigny-le-Bois and drains in the source area in a northeastern direction. Just before reaching the A6 motorway , the river turns north-west to west and flows into the Cure as a right tributary after around 21 kilometers in the municipal area of Voutenay-sur- Cure .

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

particularities

Between the towns of Lucy-le-Bois and Voutenay-sur-Cure, the river valley is interspersed with numerous grottos on the steep slopes , which leads to a variety of springs that flow into the river there.

Individual evidence

  1. Source height according to geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. mouth height according to geoportail.gouv.fr
  3. Vau de Bouche at SANDRE (French)
  4. Spéléo-Club de Chablis: Les grottes du Vau de Bouche. (PDF; 3.87MB) 2007, pp. 1–10 , accessed on March 27, 2020 (French).