Bouchot

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Bouchot
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The Saut du Bouchot
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Location
Country France
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationMassif des Vosges
Mouth Moselotte
  coordinates
48°00′39″N6°42′35″E / 48.0109°N 6.7098°E / 48.0109; 6.7098 Coordinates: 48°00′39″N6°42′35″E / 48.0109°N 6.7098°E / 48.0109; 6.7098
Length18.1 km (11.2 mi)
Basin size56.9 km2 (22.0 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average1.96 m3/s (69 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression MoselotteMoselleRhineNorth Sea

The Bouchot is a river in the French region of Grand Est which flows in the Vosges department. It is a right tributary of the Moselotte, and thus a sub-tributary of the Rhine via the Moselotte and the Moselle. It is 18.1 km (11.2 mi) long. [1]

Geography

The Bouchot rises in the Massif des Vosges, on a flank of the Tête de Grouvelin, a peak located within the commune of Gérardmer in the Bas-Rupts section. The Bouchot is thus also known as the ruisseau des Hauts-Rupts from its source to its confluence with the ruisseau des Bas-Rupts. It flows through Rochesson, follows Gerbamont, then flows into Sapois where the ruisseau de Menaurupt joins its right bank. After flowing through Vagney, it joins the right bank of the Moselotte.

At Gerbamont, it cascades at the Saut du Bouchot, a waterfall that is 28 metres (92 ft) high.

Hydrology

The hydrological discharge of the Bouchot, measured at its confluence with the Moselle, is 1.96 cubic metres per second (69 cu ft/s) for a watershed of 56.9 square kilometres (22.0 sq mi). [2] The runoff curve number in the watershed is 1,086 millimetres (42.8 in), which is very high, a characteristic shared with other rivers in the Vosges region. It is more than three times higher than the average for France including all basins, and also larger by a wide margin than the French basin of the Moselle, which is 445 millimetres (17.5 in) at Hauconcourt downstream of Metz [3] ). The Bouchot's specific flow rate thus comes in very high, at 34.45 litres per second per square kilometre of watershed.

Main tributaries

See also

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References

  1. Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Le Bouchot (A4150300)".
  2. "Characteristic flow rates of the Bouchot" (PDF) (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 21, 2006.
  3. (in French) Banque Hydro - Station A7930610 - The Moselle at Hauconcourt Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine