Mortagne (river)

Mortagne

The Mortagne at Rambervillers.
Origin Saint-Léonard
48°12′49″N 06°52′23″E / 48.21361°N 6.87306°E / 48.21361; 6.87306
Mouth Meurthe
48°33′25″N 06°26′49″E / 48.55694°N 6.44694°E / 48.55694; 6.44694Coordinates: 48°33′25″N 06°26′49″E / 48.55694°N 6.44694°E / 48.55694; 6.44694
Basin countries France
Length 74.6 km (46.4 mi)
Source elevation 550 m (1,800 ft)
Mouth elevation 215 m (705 ft)
Avg. discharge 6.72 m3/s (237 cu ft/s) at mouth
Basin area 582 km2 (225 sq mi)

The Mortagne (French: la Mortagne) is a 74.6-kilometre (46.4 mi) long river in the Vosges and Meurthe-et-Moselle départements, northeastern France. Its source is at Saint-Léonard, 5 km (3.1 mi) west of the village, in the Vosges Mountains. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Meurthe into which it flows at Mont-sur-Meurthe, 5 km (3.1 mi) southwest of Lunéville.

Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

References

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