Aulnois (river)

The Aulnois ( Aunois according to the French Pike perch), is a river free - Belgian which runs in the French department of the the Ardennes (08) and the Province of Luxembourg, in the extreme south of Belgian Wallonia. It is a rather abundant affluent of the Chiers out of Right Bank.

Geography

Aulnois is born in the forest from Muno which extends in the south from the Belgian province from Luxembourg. As of its birth, it moves overall towards the south. After having crossed the border, it maintains this orientation North-South to its confluence with Chiers. This one takes place out of Right Bank with Carignan, just after it received its principal affluent, the Matton.

Common crossings

In France, Aulnois crosses the following communes: Messincourt, Pure, Osnes and Carignan, all located in the department of the Ardennes.

In Belgium, it bathes the locality of Muno, belonging to the commune of Florenville, in Province of Luxembourg.

Affluents

the Matton (out of left bank) of which it receives water with Carignan.

Hydrology

Aulnois is a small but abundant river. To the confluence of Chiers, its average interannual flow or module is assembled, to 2,10 m ³ a second for a catchment area of 101,8 km ². The Lame of water past in the basin is of 651 millimetres, which is very high, close to twice higher than the average to France, all confused basins, and definitely higher than the average of the French basin of the Meuse however high (450 millimetres with Chooz, close to the border). Its specific Flow or Qsp consequently reaches the very high figure of 20,6 liters a second and per square kilometer of basin.

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