Savoureuse facts for kids
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| River | |
 The Savoureuse river in Valdoie
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| Country | France |
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| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Departments | Territoire de Belfort, Doubs |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Rosemontoise |
| - right | Rhôme, Douce |
| Cities | Belfort, Valdoie |
| Source | Ballon d'Alsace |
| - location | Vosges Mountains, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France |
| - elevation | 1,190 m (3,904 ft) |
| - coordinates | 47°49′17″N 6°50′56″E / 47.82139°N 6.84889°E |
| Confluence | Allaine |
| - location | Étupes, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France |
| - elevation | 317 m (1,040 ft) |
| - coordinates | 47°30′42″N 6°50′56″E / 47.51167°N 6.84889°E |
| Length | 41.2 km (26 mi) |
| Basin | 248 km² (96 sq mi) |
| Discharge | for Vieux-Charmont |
| - average | 5.93 m³/s (209 cu ft/s) |
The Savoureuse is a river in eastern France; it is the principal river running through the Territoire de Belfort.
Geography
The Savoureuse has a length of 41.2 km (25.6 mi), and a drainage basin with an area of approximately 248 km2 (96 sq mi).
Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) has been measured in three places:
- Giromagny (1974 - 2017), at an altitude of 468 m (1,535 ft), with a discharge of 1.44 m3/s (51 cu ft/s);
- Belfort (1965 - 2017), at an altitude of 357 m (1,171 ft), with a discharge of 4.23 m3/s (149 cu ft/s); and
- Vieux-Charmont (1986 - 2017), at an altitude of 317 m (1,040 ft), with a discharge of 5.93 m3/s (209 cu ft/s);
Course
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The Savoureuse starts on the Ballon d'Alsace, southern Vosges Mountains, in the commune of Lepuix, Territoire de Belfort department, at an elevation of about 1,190 m (3,904 ft).
It flows from north to south through the Territoire de Belfort department. At Nommay, the river gets into the Doubs department where it joins, in the commune of Étupes near the city of Sochaux, the Allaine river, a tributary of the Doubs river at about 317 m (1,040 ft) of altitude.
The Savoureuse flows through one region (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté), 2 departments and 18 communes:
- Territoire de Belfort: Lepuix, Giromagny, Chaux, Sermamagny, Valdoie, Belfort, Danjoutin, Andelnans, Botans, Sevenans, Bermont, Trevenans, Chatenois-les-Forges, Évette-Salbert, Rougegoutte
- Doubs: Nommay, Vieux-Charmont, Étupes
Main tributaries
The main tributaries of the Savoureuse river are:
Left tributaries:
- Rosemontoise
Right tributaries:
- Rhôme
- Douce
Gallery
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The Savoureuse at Lepuix.
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Pont de Sevenans over the Savoureuse.
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The Savoureuse at Nommay.
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The Savoureuse flowing through Belfort.
Related pages
See also
In Spanish: Savoureuse para niños
