| Vesle | |
|---|---|
 The Vesle at Muizon | |
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • elevation | 187 m (614 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Aisne |
• coordinates | 49°23′34″N 3°28′7″E / 49.39278°N 3.46861°E |
| Length | 139 km (86 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,460 km2 (560 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 7.72 m3/s (273 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Aisne→ Oise→ Seine→ English Channel |
The Vesle (French pronunciation: [vɛl]) is the river on which the city of Reims stands. It is a fourth order river of France and a left-bank tributary of the Aisne. It is 139.4 km (86.6 mi) long, and rises in the département of Marne through which it flows for most of its course.[1]