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.
| Meurthe | |
|---|---|
 The Meurthe in Nancy | |
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Vosges mountains |
| • coordinates | 48°03′25″N 7°00′50″E / 48.05694°N 7.01389°E |
| • elevation | 1,190 m (3,900 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Moselle |
• coordinates | 48°46′48″N 6°8′29″E / 48.78000°N 6.14139°E |
| Length | 161 km (100 mi) |
| Basin size | 3,085 km2 (1,191 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 41 m3/s (1,400 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Moselle→ Rhine→ North Sea |
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:
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