Meurthe (river)

{{Short description|River in France}} {{Infobox river | name = Meurthe | image = La Meurthe à Nancy.jpg | image_caption = The Meurthe in Nancy | map = Meurthe.png | source1_location = Vosges mountains | source1_coordinates = {{coord|48|03|25|N|7|00|50|E|name=Meurthe|display=inline}} | mouth_location = Moselle | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|48|46|48|N|6|8|29|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = France | subdivision_type2 = Region | subdivision_name2 = Grand Est | length = {{convert|161|km|mi|abbr=on}} | source1_elevation = {{convert|1190|m|ft|abbr=on}} | discharge1_avg = {{convert|41|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}} | basin_size = {{convert|3085|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} | progression = {{RMoselle}} }} The '''Meurthe''' ({{IPA|fr|mœʁt}}) is a river in north-eastern France, right tributary to the river Moselle. It is {{convert|161|km|mi|abbr=on}} long.<ref>{{Sandre|A6--0100|La Meurthe}}</ref> 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 * {{ill|Rabodeau|fr}} * {{ill|Plaine (river)|lt=Plaine|fr|Plaine (rivière)}} * Vezouze * Mortagne * {{ill|Sânon|fr}}

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Category:Rivers of France Category:Rivers of Meurthe-et-Moselle Category:Rivers of Vosges (department) Category:Rivers of Grand Est