Mortagne (river)
Mortagne | |
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The Mortagne at Rambervillers. | |
Origin |
Saint-Léonard 48°12′49″N 06°52′23″E / 48.21361°N 6.87306°E |
Mouth |
Meurthe 48°33′25″N 06°26′49″E / 48.55694°N 6.44694°ECoordinates: 48°33′25″N 06°26′49″E / 48.55694°N 6.44694°E |
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:
- Vosges: Saint-Léonard, Taintrux, La Houssière, Bois-de-Champ, Les Rouges-Eaux, Mortagne, Domfaing, Brouvelieures, Fremifontaine, Autrey, Sainte-Hélène, Saint-Gorgon, Jeanménil, Rambervillers, Roville-aux-Chênes, Saint-Maurice-sur-Mortagne, Xaffévillers, Deinvillers
- Meurthe-et-Moselle: Magnières, Vallois, Moyen, Gerbéviller, Haudonville, Lamath, Xermaménil, Mont-sur-Meurthe
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