Meurthe (river)

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 / 48.05694; 7.01389 (Meurthe)
• 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 / 48.78000; 6.14139
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

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:

• 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