Ougeotte
Ougeotte | |
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The "pont aux oies" (goose bridge) at Montigny-lès-Cherlieu | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Haute-Saône |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Ouge |
• coordinates | 47°46′38″N 5°41′13″E / 47.7773°N 5.687°E |
Mouth | Saône |
• location | Gevigney-et-Mercey |
• coordinates | 47°49′00″N 5°58′11″E / 47.8168°N 5.9696°ECoordinates: 47°49′00″N 5°58′11″E / 47.8168°N 5.9696°E |
Length | 27.3 km (17.0 mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 1 m3/s (35 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Saône→ Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea |
The Ougeotte is a 27.3 km (17.0 mi) river in the department of Haute-Saône in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. It is a sub-tributary of the Rhône via the Saône.[1]
Geography[]
The Ougeotte rises in Ouge, which gives its name to the river. It flows generally east, receiving the Gailley at Chauvirey-le-Vieil, then the Écrevisses stream on the right of the ancient Agneaucourt mill, then joining the Saône at Gevigney-et-Mercey, near Montureux-lès-Baulay.
Nowadays there are no more mills which take power from the Ougeotte, while at the beginning of the 19th century there were many:
- Ouge: le Moulinot
- Chauvirey: le Bouvot, le Maublanc, la Guerelle, le Grand Moulin
- Montigny-lès-Cherlieu: Montigny, Agneaucourt, and on the tributary stream: le Ferry and le Battant
- Noroy
- Bougey: la Perrière
- Gevigney: Vachez, le Moulin Neuf
- Montureux-lès-Baulay
In the 1840s, the Ougeotte was populated by burbot, pike, eel and perch. By 1960, it was fished for trout and crayfish.
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References[]
Categories:
- Tributaries of the Saône
- Rivers of France
- Rivers of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Rivers of Haute-Saône