The Meurthe is a river

River

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 in north-eastern France

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, right tributary to the river Moselle

Moselle River

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. Its source is in the Vosges mountains

Vosges mountains

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, near the Col de la Schlucht in the Vosges

Vosges

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 département. It gave its name to the present French département Meurthe-et-Moselle

Meurthe-et-Moselle

Meurthe-et-Moselle is a department in the Lorraine region of France, named after the Meurthe and Moselle rivers.- History :Meurthe-et-Moselle was created in 1871 at the end of the Franco-Prussian War from the parts of the former departments of Moselle and Meurthe which remained French...

 and the former (before the change in the Franco-German border after the Franco-Prussian war

Franco-Prussian War

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 of 1870) département Meurthe

Meurthe

Meurthe is a former département of France. Its préfecture was Nancy. It ceased to exist following the annexation of Alsace-Lorraine by Germany in 1871.-General characteristics:...

.

Channelled

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 to get across Nancy, the river joins the Moselle

Moselle River

The Moselle is a river flowing through France, Luxembourg, and Germany. It is a left tributary of the Rhine, joining the Rhine at Koblenz. A small part of Belgium is also drained by the Mosel through the Our....

 a short distance down-stream from the Port

Inland port

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 of Frouard

Frouard

Frouard is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the region of Lorraine, north-eastern France. It is located 10 km north of Nancy near the confluence of the Moselle and Meurthe. It is noted for its Medieval mill; and was latterly a steel industry centre...

, at Pompey

Pompey, Meurthe-et-Moselle

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 on the northern edge of Nancy.

Towns along the river Meurthe include:

• in Vosges
  Vosges
  Vosges is a French department, named after the local mountain range. It contains the hometown of Joan of Arc, Domrémy.-History:The Vosges department is one of the original 83 departments of France, created on February 9, 1790 during the French Revolution. It was made of territories that had been...
  
  : Fraize
  Fraize
  Fraize is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France about 25 miles from Colmar.-External links:*...
  
  , Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
  Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
  Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, commonly referred to as Saint-Dié, is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.It is a sub-prefecture of the department.-Geography:...
  
  , Raon-l'Étape
  Raon-l'Étape
  Raon-l'Étape is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.Inhabitants are called Raonnais.-Geography:Raon-l'Étape is positioned at the mouth of the Plaine River at the point where it converges into the Meurthe, itself a tributary of the Moselle...
  
  
• in Meurthe-et-Moselle
  Meurthe-et-Moselle
  Meurthe-et-Moselle is a department in the Lorraine region of France, named after the Meurthe and Moselle rivers.- History :Meurthe-et-Moselle was created in 1871 at the end of the Franco-Prussian War from the parts of the former departments of Moselle and Meurthe which remained French...
  
  : Baccarat
  Baccarat, Meurthe-et-Moselle
  Baccarat is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.-Crystal:In 1764, King Louis XV granted permission to the Bishop of Metz to establish a glassworks at Baccarat...
  
  , Lunéville
  Lunéville
  Lunéville is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in France.It is a sub-prefecture of the department and lies on the Meurthe River.-History:...
  
   and Nancy

Tributaries include:

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