Sormonne (river)

Sormonne
Country France
Basin
Main source Taillette
350 m (1,150 ft)
49°54′48″N 04°26′56″E / 49.91333°N 4.44889°E / 49.91333; 4.44889 (Primary source of Sormonne)
River mouth Meuse
140 m (460 ft)
49°46′18″N 04°41′04″E / 49.77167°N 4.68444°E / 49.77167; 4.68444 (Mouth of Sormonne)Coordinates: 49°46′18″N 04°41′04″E / 49.77167°N 4.68444°E / 49.77167; 4.68444 (Mouth of Sormonne)
Progression MeuseNorth Sea
Basin size 411 km2 (159 sq mi)
Physical characteristics
Length 56.5 km (35.1 mi)
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    6.36 m3/s (225 cu ft/s)

The Sormonne (French: la Sormonne) is a 56.5 km (35.1 mi) long river in the Ardennes département, northeastern France. Its source is at Taillette, near Rocroi. It flows generally southeast. It is a left tributary of the Meuse into which it flows at Warcq, near Charleville-Mézières.

Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth: Taillette, Éteignières, Regniowez, Neuville-lez-Beaulieu, Auvillers-les-Forges, Girondelle, Flaignes-Havys, Marby, Étalle, Blombay, Chilly, Laval-Morency, Le Châtelet-sur-Sormonne, Murtin-et-Bogny, Sormonne, Remilly-les-Pothées, Ham-les-Moines, Haudrecy, Cliron, Tournes, Belval, Damouzy, Warcq

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