Chée
The Chée (French: la Chée) is a 68.6-kilometre (42.6 mi) long river in the Meuse and Marne départements, northeastern France.[1] Its source is in the Barrois, near Marat-la-Grande, a hamlet in Les Hauts-de-Chée. It flows generally southwest. It is a right tributary of the Saulx into which it flows at Vitry-en-Perthois, near Vitry-le-François.
| Chée | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Les Hauts-de-Chée |
| • coordinates | 48°52′43″N 05°12′56″E |
| • elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Saulx |
• coordinates | 48°45′08″N 04°38′47″E |
• elevation | 95 m (312 ft) |
| Length | 68.6 km (42.6 mi) |
| Basin size | 400 km2 (150 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 4 m3/s (140 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Saulx→ Marne→ Seine→ English Channel |
Its main tributary is the Vière.
Départements and communes along its course
This list is ordered from source to mouth:
- Meuse: Les Hauts-de-Chée, Rembercourt-Sommaisne, Louppy-le-Château, Villotte-devant-Louppy, Laheycourt, Noyers-Auzécourt, Nettancourt, Brabant-le-Roi, Revigny-sur-Ornain
- Marne: Vroil, Bettancourt-la-Longue, Alliancelles, Heiltz-le-Maurupt, Jussecourt-Minecourt, Heiltz-l'Évêque, Outrepont, Changy, Merlaut, Vitry-en-Perthois
Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on 20 April 2009.
References
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