Rupt de Mad
Appearance
Rupt de Mad | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Geville |
• coordinates | 48°47′48″N 05°42′33″E / 48.79667°N 5.70917°E |
• elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Moselle |
• coordinates | 49°00′47″N 06°02′38″E / 49.01306°N 6.04389°E |
• elevation | 170 m (560 ft) |
Length | 54.6 km (33.9 mi) |
Basin size | 385 km2 (149 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 3.65 m3/s (129 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Moselle→ Rhine→ North Sea |
The Rupt de Mad (French pronunciation: [ʁypt də mad]) is a 54.6-kilometre (33.9 mi) long river in the Meuse and Meurthe-et-Moselle départements, northeastern France.[1] Its source is several small streams which rise at Geville, 17 kilometres (11 mi) northwest of Toul. It flows generally northeast. It is a left tributary of the Moselle into which it flows at Arnaville, 15 kilometres (9 mi) southwest of Metz.
Départements and communes along its course
[edit]This list is ordered from source to mouth:
- Meuse: Geville, Broussey-Raulecourt, Bouconville-sur-Madt, Rambucourt, Xivray-et-Marvoisin, Richecourt, Lahayville
- Meurthe-et-Moselle: Saint-Baussant, Essey-et-Maizerais, Pannes, Euvezin, Bouillonville, Thiaucourt-Regniéville, Jaulny, Rembercourt-sur-Mad, Waville, Villecey-sur-Mad, Onville, Vandelainville, Bayonville-sur-Mad, Arnaville
References
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