Cleurie river
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The Cleurie or rupt de Cleurie is a river
in the Lorraine
in France
, 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
.
from the confluence
of two streams, the Corsaire and the Noir Rupt. It receives Liézey
stream on its right, flows through Le Tholy
, follows La Forge
, Le Syndicat
and Cleurie
, then flows into the right bank of the Moselotte at Saint-Amé
.
Its name is found in the denomination of the Communauté de communes de la Vallée de la Cleurie.
over 38 years from 1967-2007. The measurement station is located five kilometres from the river's confluence with the Moselotte. The watershed of the river there is 68 km², or about 88% of that at its mouth.
The river's average interannual flow rate or discharge
at Cleurie is 2.39 m³/s.
The Cleurie river exhibits moderate seasonal variation in flow rate. High water occurs at the end of autumn and in winter, and are typified by monthly average instantaneous flow rates of between 2.82 and 3,54 m³/s, from November to March inclusive, with a maximum in December and January. Low water occurs in spring, from July to September inclusive, with a minimum monthly average flow rate of 1.02 m³/s in August. These monthly averages, however, hide more pronounced short-term veriations, especially since the flow rate varies from year to year.
At low water, the 3-year low instantaneous flow rate can drop to 0.290 m³/s, or 290 litres per second, which is hardly very severe.
Floods can be very significant for a small river endowed with a minimal basin. The maximum instantaneous flow rates over a 2-year and 5-year period (MIFR2 and MIFR5) measure 27 and 35 m³/s respectively. The MIFR10 measures 41 m³/s, the MIFR20 measures 47 m³/s and the MIFR50 measures 54 m³/s. These numbers correspond to about a third of the flooding flow rates of the Moselotte.
The maximum instaneous flow rate ever recorded at Cleurie over the entire period for which measurements exist was 51.7 m³/s on 25 January 1995, while the maximum ever recorded daily average value was 33.3 m³/s the same day. Comparing these values with the scale of the MIFR's listed above suggests that the floods of January 1995 were almost of the order of IMFR50 and quite exceptional, and that a flood of that size should occur on average once every 40 years.
All in all, the Cleurie is a very significant river. The runoff curve number in its watershed is 1,114 mm annually, which is more than three times higher than the overall average of France, and substantially more than the average of the whole French Moselle basin measured at 225 mm downstream of Metz
. The specific flow rate is very high at 35.2 litres per second per square kilometre of basin.
River
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in the Lorraine
Lorraine (région)
Lorraine is one of the 27 régions of France. The administrative region has two cities of equal importance, Metz and Nancy. Metz is considered to be the official capital since that is where the regional parliament is situated...
in France
France
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, which flows in the Vosges department. It is a right tributary of the Moselotte
Moselotte
The Moselotte is a river in Lorraine, in the French department of Vosges. It is a direct right tributary of the Moselle, and thus a sub-tributary of the Rhine.-Geography:...
, and thus a sub-tributary of the Rhine, via the Moselotte and the Moselle
Moselle
Moselle is a department in the east of France named after the river Moselle.- History :Moselle is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
.
Geography
The Cleurie rises in the massif des Vosges, within the commune of GérardmerGérardmer
Gérardmer is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-Culture:The Fantastic'Arts festival of horror and fantastic film has been held in Gérardmer each year since 1994.-External links:...
from the confluence
Confluence
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of two streams, the Corsaire and the Noir Rupt. It receives Liézey
Liézey
Liézey is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-References:*...
stream on its right, flows through Le Tholy
Le Tholy
Le Tholy is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-External links:*...
, follows La Forge
La Forge, Vosges
La Forge, Vosges is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-References:*...
, Le Syndicat
Le Syndicat
Le Syndicat is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-References:*...
and Cleurie
Cleurie
Cleurie is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France....
, then flows into the right bank of the Moselotte at Saint-Amé
Saint-Amé
Saint-Amé is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-References:*...
.
Its name is found in the denomination of the Communauté de communes de la Vallée de la Cleurie.
Hydrology
The flow rate of the Cleurie river has been measured at CleurieCleurie
Cleurie is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France....
over 38 years from 1967-2007. The measurement station is located five kilometres from the river's confluence with the Moselotte. The watershed of the river there is 68 km², or about 88% of that at its mouth.
The river's average interannual flow rate or discharge
Discharge (hydrology)
In hydrology, discharge is the volume rate of water flow, including any suspended solids , dissolved chemical species and/or biologic material , which is transported through a given cross-sectional area...
at Cleurie is 2.39 m³/s.
The Cleurie river exhibits moderate seasonal variation in flow rate. High water occurs at the end of autumn and in winter, and are typified by monthly average instantaneous flow rates of between 2.82 and 3,54 m³/s, from November to March inclusive, with a maximum in December and January. Low water occurs in spring, from July to September inclusive, with a minimum monthly average flow rate of 1.02 m³/s in August. These monthly averages, however, hide more pronounced short-term veriations, especially since the flow rate varies from year to year.
At low water, the 3-year low instantaneous flow rate can drop to 0.290 m³/s, or 290 litres per second, which is hardly very severe.
Floods can be very significant for a small river endowed with a minimal basin. The maximum instantaneous flow rates over a 2-year and 5-year period (MIFR2 and MIFR5) measure 27 and 35 m³/s respectively. The MIFR10 measures 41 m³/s, the MIFR20 measures 47 m³/s and the MIFR50 measures 54 m³/s. These numbers correspond to about a third of the flooding flow rates of the Moselotte.
The maximum instaneous flow rate ever recorded at Cleurie over the entire period for which measurements exist was 51.7 m³/s on 25 January 1995, while the maximum ever recorded daily average value was 33.3 m³/s the same day. Comparing these values with the scale of the MIFR's listed above suggests that the floods of January 1995 were almost of the order of IMFR50 and quite exceptional, and that a flood of that size should occur on average once every 40 years.
All in all, the Cleurie is a very significant river. The runoff curve number in its watershed is 1,114 mm annually, which is more than three times higher than the overall average of France, and substantially more than the average of the whole French Moselle basin measured at 225 mm downstream of Metz
Metz
Metz is a city in the northeast of France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers.Metz is the capital of the Lorraine region and prefecture of the Moselle department. Located near the tripoint along the junction of France, Germany, and Luxembourg, Metz forms a central place...
. The specific flow rate is very high at 35.2 litres per second per square kilometre of basin.