Ourthe
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Ourthe | |
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Location | |
Country | Belgium |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Confluence of the Ourthe Occidentale and the Ourthe Orientale |
• coordinates | 50°08′01″N 5°40′41″E / 50.1335°N 5.6781°E |
Mouth | |
• location | Meuse |
• coordinates | 50°37′22″N 5°34′49″E / 50.6228°N 5.5802°ECoordinates: 50°37′22″N 5°34′49″E / 50.6228°N 5.5802°E |
Basin features | |
Progression | Meuse→ North Sea |
Tributaries | |
• right | Amblève, Vesdre |
The Ourthe (French pronunciation: [uʁt]; Walloon: Aiwe d' Oûte) is a 165-kilometre (103 mi) long river in the Ardennes in Wallonia (Belgium). It is a right tributary to the river Meuse. The Ourthe is formed at the confluence of the Ourthe Occidentale (Western Ourthe) and the Ourthe Orientale (Eastern Ourthe), west of Houffalize.
The source of the Ourthe Occidentale is near Libramont-Chevigny, in the Belgian province Luxembourg. The source of the Ourthe Orientale is near Gouvy, also in the Belgian province Luxembourg, close to the border with Luxembourg.
After the confluence of the two Ourthes at Lake Nisramont, the Ourthe flows roughly in north-west and later in northern direction. Near Noiseux it flows for a short distance through the province of Namur. After the municipality of Durbuy it flows into Liège Province. Eventually it flows into the river Meuse in the city of Liège. The most important tributaries of the river Ourthe are the Amblève and the Vesdre. Towns along the Ourthe are Houffalize (Ourthe Orientale), La Roche-en-Ardenne, Hotton, Durbuy, Hamoir and Esneux.
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Confluence of the Ourthe Occidentale (Western Ourthe) and the Ourthe Orientale (Eastern Ourthe)
The river in La Roche-en-Ardenne
The Ourthe near Beffe in autumn
Again the Ourthe near Beffe in autumn
The Robert Lenoir Arboretum near Rendeux alongside the Ourthe
The river at Hotton, and a view of the city church
Rocks at the Ourthe near Sy
Bridge across the river at Hamoir
The Ourthe flowing through Comblain-au-Pont
View at Esneux and its bridge across the river
Lock on the Ourthe canal that runs parallel to the lower part of the river, Liège
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