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Meurthe (river)

Coordinates: 48°46′48″N 6°8′29″E / 48.78000°N 6.14139°E / 48.78000; 6.14139
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Meurthe
The Meurthe in Nancy
Location
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationVosges mountains
 • coordinates48°03′25″N 7°00′50″E / 48.05694°N 7.01389°E / 48.05694; 7.01389 (Meurthe)
 • elevation1,190 m (3,900 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Moselle
 • coordinates
48°46′48″N 6°8′29″E / 48.78000°N 6.14139°E / 48.78000; 6.14139
Length161 km (100 mi)
Basin size3,085 km2 (1,191 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average41 m3/s (1,400 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionMoselleRhineNorth Sea

The Meurthe (French pronunciation: [mœʁt]) is a river in north-eastern France, right tributary to the river Moselle. It is 161 km (100 mi) long.[1] Its source is in the Vosges mountains, near the Col de la Schlucht in the Vosges département, from where it flows in an overall north-westerly direction. Its name gave rise to the naming of the present French département Meurthe-et-Moselle and the former (before the change in the Franco-German border after the Franco-Prussian war of 1870) département Meurthe.

Channelled during its route through Nancy, the river flows into the Moselle at Pompey on the northern edge of Nancy, a short distance down-stream from the Port of Frouard.

Towns along the river Meurthe include:

Tributaries include:

References

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  1. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Meurthe (A6--0100)".