Viroin
| Viroin | ||
 The V iroin with its headwaters Eau B lanche and Eau N oire |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | FR : B71-0200 | |
| location |
Belgium
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| River system | Rhine | |
| Drain over | Meuse → Rhine delta → North Sea | |
| River basin district | Meuse | |
| Beginning | Confluence of the Eau Blanche and Eau Noire northeast of Nismes, Viroinval municipality , Belgium 50 ° 5 ′ 9 ″ N , 4 ° 33 ′ 50 ″ E |
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| Source height | 149 m | |
| muzzle | in Vireux-Molhain in the Maas Coordinates: 50 ° 5 ′ 17 " N , 4 ° 43 ′ 34" E 50 ° 5 ′ 17 " N , 4 ° 43 ′ 34" E |
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| Mouth height | 108 m | |
| Height difference | 41 m | |
| Bottom slope | 1.9 ‰ | |
| length | 22 km | |
| Catchment area | 593 km² | |
| Discharge A Eo : 593 km² at the mouth |
MQ Mq |
8.05 m³ / s 13.6 l / (s km²) |
 Confluence of the Eau Noire and Eau Blanche |
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The Viroin is a river in the Belgian - French border area, in the western Ardennes .
geography
course
It arises from the union of the two source rivers Eau Blanche and Eau Noire northeast of Nismes, in the municipality of Viroinval , Belgium. The river drains eastwards, initially 18 kilometers long on Belgian territory, then 4 kilometers long on French territory and finally flows into the Meuse as a left tributary in Vireux-Molhain . So it is nominally 22 km long, hydrological, i. H. together with its longer source river Eau Noire 66 km. On his way he touches the Belgian province of Namur and the French Ardennes department in the Grand Est region .
Places on the river
- Districts of Viroinval (B):
- Olloy-sur-Viroin
- Vierves-sur-Viroin
- Treignes
- Vireux-Molhain (F)
Attractions
In addition to its scenic beauty, the Viroin valley is famous for the Chemin de fer à vapeur des 3 vallées museum railway , which runs between Mariembourg and Treignes.
Web links
- Viroin at SANDRE (French)
- Viroinval municipality website
Remarks
- ↑ a b Débits caractéristiques du Viroin (1971-1990)
- ↑ The information on the river length of 12.2 km on the relevant website sandre.eaufrance.fr , accessed on September 19, 2009, is only the sum of the French shares of Viroin and Eau Noire.