Othain | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Gondrecourt-Aix |
• coordinates | 49°14′11″N 05°46′30″E / 49.23639°N 5.77500°E |
• elevation | 252 m (827 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Chiers |
• coordinates | 49°31′14″N 05°22′54″E / 49.52056°N 5.38167°E |
• elevation | 180 m (590 ft) |
Length | 67 km (42 mi) |
Basin size | 256 km2 (99 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 2.91 m3/s (103 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Chiers→ Meuse→ North Sea |
The Othain (French pronunciation: [ɔtɛ̃]) is a 67-kilometre (42 mi) long river in the Meurthe-et-Moselle and Meuse départements, northeastern France.[1] Its source is at Gondrecourt-Aix, in the Woëvre. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Chiers into which it flows between Villécloye and Montmédy.