Madon

River in France

For the World War One flying ace, see Georges Madon.

Madon

The Madon near Haroué

Location
Country| France
Physical characteristics
Source|
• location| Vioménil
• coordinates| 48°06′03″N 06°12′12″E﻿ / ﻿48.10083°N 6.20333°E﻿ / 48.10083; 6.20333
• elevation| 410 m (1,350 ft)
Mouth|

• location

| Moselle

• coordinates

| 48°36′21″N 06°06′11″E﻿ / ﻿48.60583°N 6.10306°E﻿ / 48.60583; 6.10306

• elevation

| 220 m (720 ft)
Length| 96.9 km (60.2 mi)
Basin size| 1,032 km2 (398 sq mi)
Discharge|
• average| 11.1 m3/s (390 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression| Moselle→ Rhine→ North Sea

The Madon (French pronunciation: [madɔ̃]) is a 96.9-kilometre (60.2 mi) long river in the Vosges and Meurthe-et-Moselle départements, northeastern France.[1] Its source is near Vioménil. It flows generally north. It is a left tributary of the Moselle into which it flows at Pont-Saint-Vincent, near Nancy.

## Départements and communes along its course

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This list is ordered from source to mouth:

* Vosges: Vioménil, Escles, Lerrain, Les Vallois, Pont-lès-Bonfays, Frénois, Légéville-et-Bonfays, Begnécourt, Bainville-aux-Saules, Hagécourt, Valleroy-aux-Saules, Maroncourt, Velotte-et-Tatignécourt, Hymont, Vroville, Mattaincourt, Mirecourt, Poussay, Mazirot, Chauffecourt, Ambacourt, Bettoncourt, Vomécourt-sur-Madon, Pont-sur-Madon, Xaronval, Marainville-sur-Madon, Battexey
* Meurthe-et-Moselle: Bralleville, Jevoncourt, Xirocourt, Vaudigny, Vaudeville, Affracourt, Haroué, Gerbécourt-et-Haplemont, Ormes-et-Ville, Lemainville, Voinémont, Ceintrey, Autrey, Pulligny, Pierreville, Frolois, Xeuilley, Bainville-sur-Madon, Méréville, Pont-Saint-Vincent

At Ambacourt, two kilometers downstream from Mirecourt, the river accommodates a small colony of beavers: this is believed to reflect the quality of the water.

## References

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1. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Le Madon (A5--0100)".

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Tributaries of the river Moselle

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* Madon
* Terrouin
* Esch
* Rupt de Mad
* Orne
* Fensch
* Gander
* Syre
* Sauer
* Kyll
* Salm
* Lieser
* Alf
* Endert
* Brohlbach
* Elz

From the right|

* Moselotte
* Vologne
* Meurthe
* Seille
* Saar
* Olewiger Bach
* Avelsbach
* Ruwer
* Feller Bach
* Dhron
* Ahringsbach
* Kautenbach
* Lützbach
* Flaumbach
* Altlayer Bach
* Baybach
* Ehrbach

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