Ourcq

{{Short description|River in France}} {{For|the Paris Métro station|Ourcq (Paris Métro)}} {{Expand French|topic=geo|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox river | name = Ourcq | image = Ourcq a Lizy-sur-Ourcq.jpg | image_caption = Ourcq river in Lizy-sur-Ourcq | map = Ourcq.png | source1_location = Hauts-de-France | mouth_location = Marne | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|49|0|49|N|3|0|49|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | progression = {{RMarne}} | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = France | length = {{convert|86.5|km|abbr=on}} | source1_elevation = | discharge1_avg = | basin_size = }} thumb|A map of rivers and canals in and around Paris. The '''Ourcq''' ({{IPA|fr|uʁk|lang|LL-Q150 (fra)-Anonymât (Kvardek du)-Ourcq.wav}}, ''Urc'' in 855) is an {{convert|86.5|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} river in France, a right tributary of the Marne.<ref name=sandre>{{sandre|id=F63-0400|nom=L'Ourcq}}</ref> Its source is near the village Ronchères, and its course crosses the departments of Aisne, Oise, and Seine-et-Marne. It flows southwest through the towns of Fère-en-Tardenois, La Ferté-Milon, Mareuil-sur-Ourcq, and Crouy-sur-Ourcq, finally flowing into the Marne near Lizy-sur-Ourcq. Napoleon I made use of the river as a water source, and it supplied the city of Paris until Baron Haussmann's rebuilding of Paris.

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Category:Rivers of France Category:Rivers of Île-de-France Category:Rivers of Hauts-de-France Category:Rivers of Aisne Category:Rivers of Oise Category:Rivers of Seine-et-Marne