Meurthe (river)

Meurthe
Bailey bridge over the Meurthe.
Basin
Main source	Vosges mountains
Source elevation	1,190 m (3,900 ft)
River mouth	Moselle 48°46′48″N 6°8′29″E / 48.78000°N 6.14139°E / 48.78000; 6.14139 (Moselle-Meurthe)Coordinates: 48°46′48″N 6°8′29″E / 48.78000°N 6.14139°E / 48.78000; 6.14139 (Moselle-Meurthe)
Size	3,085 km² (1,191 sq mi)
Country	France
Physiognomy
Length	161 km (100 mi)

The Meurthe (French pronunciation: [mœʁt]) is a river in north-eastern France, right tributary to the river Moselle. 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:

in Vosges: Fraize, Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, Raon-l'Étape
in Meurthe-et-Moselle: Baccarat, Lunéville and Nancy

Tributaries include:

Fave
Rabodeau
Plaine
Vezouze
Mortagne
Sânon

References

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Tributaries of the river Moselle

From the left	Madon Terrouin Esch Rupt de Mad Orne Fensch Gander Syre Sauer Kyll Salm Lieser Alf Endert Brohlbach Elz

From the right	Moselotte Vologne Meurthe Seille Saar Olewiger Bach Avelsbach Ruwer Feller Bach Dhron Ahringsbach Kautenbach Lützbach Flaumbach Altlayer Bach Baybach Ehrbach

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