Othain

The Othain (French pronunciation: [ɔtɛ̃]) is a 67-kilometre (42 mi) long river in the Meurthe-et-Moselle and Meuse départements, northeastern France.^[1] Its source is at Gondrecourt-Aix, in the Woëvre. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Chiers into which it flows between Villécloye and Montmédy.

Othain
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Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Gondrecourt-Aix
• coordinates	49°14′11″N 05°46′30″E
• elevation	252 m (827 ft)
Mouth
• location	Chiers
• coordinates	49°31′14″N 05°22′54″E
• elevation	180 m (590 ft)
Length	67 km (42 mi)
Basin size	256 km2 (99 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	2.91 m3/s (103 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Chiers→ Meuse→ North Sea

Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

• Meurthe-et-Moselle: Gondrecourt-Aix, Affléville
• Meuse: Dommary-Baroncourt, Domremy-la-Canne, Gouraincourt, Spincourt, Vaudoncourt, Muzeray, Nouillonpont, Duzey, Rouvrois-sur-Othain, Pillon, Sorbey, Saint-Laurent-sur-Othain
• Meurthe-et-Moselle: Grand-Failly
• Meuse: Rupt-sur-Othain
• Meurthe-et-Moselle: Petit-Failly
• Meuse: Marville
• Meurthe-et-Moselle: Saint-Jean-lès-Longuyon, Villers-le-Rond
• Meuse: Flassigny, Velosnes
• Meurthe-et-Moselle: Othe
• Meuse: Bazeilles-sur-Othain, Villécloye, Montmédy