Orbieu
Appearance
Orbieu | |
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Fourtou |
• elevation | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Aude |
• elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
Length | 84.3 km (52.4 mi) |
Basin size | 680 km2 (260 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 4.64 m3/s (164 cu ft/s) |
The Orbieu is a 84.3-kilometre (52.4 mi) long river in the Aude département, in south central France. Its source is at Fourtou, in the Corbières. It flows generally northeast. It is a right tributary of the Aude into which it flows between Raissac-d'Aude and Marcorignan, 10 kilometres (6 mi) northwest of Narbonne.
Communes along its course
This list is ordered from source to mouth: Fourtou, Auriac, Lanet, Montjoi, Vignevieille, Mayronnes, Saint-Martin-des-Puits, Saint-Pierre-des-Champs, Lagrasse, Ribaute, Camplong-d'Aude, Fabrezan, Ferrals-les-Corbières, Lézignan-Corbières, Luc-sur-Orbieu, Cruscades, Ornaisons, Névian, Villedaigne, Raissac-d'Aude, Marcorignan
Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on 29 April 2009.
References
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