Meurthe (river)

{{Short description|River in France}}

{{Infobox river

| name = Meurthe

| image = La Meurthe à Nancy.jpg

| image_caption = The Meurthe in Nancy

| map = Meurthe.png

| source1_location = Vosges mountains

| source1_coordinates = {{coord|48|03|25|N|7|00|50|E|name=Meurthe|display=inline}}

| mouth_location = Moselle

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|48|46|48|N|6|8|29|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = France

| subdivision_type2 = Region

| subdivision_name2 = Grand Est

| length = {{convert|161|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| source1_elevation = {{convert|1190|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| discharge1_avg = {{convert|41|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}

| basin_size = {{convert|3085|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}

| progression = {{RMoselle}}

}}

The Meurthe ({{IPA|fr|mœʁt}}) is a river in north-eastern France, right tributary to the river Moselle. It is {{convert|161|km|mi|abbr=on}} long.{{Sandre|A6--0100|La Meurthe}} Its source is in the Vosges mountains, near the Col de la Schlucht in the Vosges département, from where it flows in an overall north-westerly direction. Its name gave rise to the naming of the present French département Meurthe-et-Moselle and the former (before the change in the Franco-German border after the Franco-Prussian war of 1870) département Meurthe.

Channelled during its route through Nancy, the river flows into the Moselle at Pompey on the northern edge of Nancy, a short distance down-stream from the Port of Frouard.

Towns along the river Meurthe include:

• in Vosges: Fraize, Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, Raon-l'Étape
• in Meurthe-et-Moselle: Baccarat, Lunéville and Nancy

Tributaries include:

• Fave
• Rabodeau
• Plaine
• Vezouze
• Mortagne
• Sânon