Ornain
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| Ornain | |
|---|---|
| File:Bar-le-Duc pont Notre-Dame.jpg Ornain flowing through Bar-le-Duc | |
| File:Ornain.png | |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Saulx |
• coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Length | 116 km (72 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Saulx→ Marne→ Seine→ English Channel |
The Ornain (French pronunciation: [ɔʁnɛ̃] Audio file "LL-Q150 (fra)-Mathieu Kappler-Ornain.wav" not found) is a 116 km long river in northeastern France, right tributary of the Saulx (Seine basin).[1] It is formed near the village Gondrecourt-le-Château by the confluence of the small rivers Ognon and Maldite. It flows generally northwest. Its course crosses the following départements and towns:
The Ornain flows into the Saulx in Pargny-sur-Saulx. The part of the Marne-Rhine Canal between Demange-aux-Eaux and Sermaize-les-Bains runs parallel to the Ornain.
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