Madon

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Madon
the Madon near Haroué
Origin	Vioménil 48°06′03″N 06°12′12″E / 48.10083°N 6.20333°E / 48.10083; 6.20333
Mouth	Moselle 48°36′21″N 06°06′11″E / 48.60583°N 6.10306°E / 48.60583; 6.10306Coordinates: 48°36′21″N 06°06′11″E / 48.60583°N 6.10306°E / 48.60583; 6.10306
Basin countries	France
Length	96.9 km (60.2 mi)
Source elevation	410 m (1,300 ft)
Mouth elevation	220 m (720 ft)
Avg. discharge	11.1 m³/s (390 cu ft/s) at mouth
Basin area	1,032 km² (398 sq mi)

The Madon (French: le Madon) is a 96.9 km (60.2 mi) long river in the Vosges and Meurthe-et-Moselle départements, northeastern France. Its source is near Vioménil. It flows generally north. It is a left tributary of the Moselle into which it flows at Pont-Saint-Vincent, near Nancy.

Départements and communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

Vosges: Vioménil, Escles, Lerrain, Les Vallois, Pont-lès-Bonfays, Frénois, Légéville-et-Bonfays, Begnécourt, Bainville-aux-Saules, Hagécourt, Valleroy-aux-Saules, Maroncourt, Velotte-et-Tatignécourt, Hymont, Vroville, Mattaincourt, Mirecourt, Poussay, Mazirot, Chauffecourt, Ambacourt, Bettoncourt, Vomécourt-sur-Madon, Pont-sur-Madon, Xaronval, Marainville-sur-Madon, Battexey
Meurthe-et-Moselle: Bralleville, Jevoncourt, Xirocourt, Vaudigny, Vaudeville, Affracourt, Haroué, Gerbécourt-et-Haplemont, Ormes-et-Ville, Lemainville, Voinémont, Ceintrey, Autrey, Pulligny, Pierreville, Frolois, Xeuilley, Bainville-sur-Madon, Méréville, Pont-Saint-Vincent

At Ambacourt, two kilometers downstream from Mirecourt, the river accommodates a small colony of beavers: this is believed to reflect the quality of the water.

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This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 6th 2009.

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v • d • e Tributaries of the river Moselle

From the left	Madon \| Terrouin \| Esch \| Rupt de Mad \| Orne \| Fensch \| Gander \| Syre \| Sauer \| Kyll \| Salm \| Lieser \| Alf \| Endert \| Brohlbach \| Elz

From the right	Moselotte \| Vologne \| Meurthe \| Seille \| Saar \| Olewiger Bach \| Avelsbach \| Ruwer \| Feller Bach \| Dhron \| Ahringsbach \| Kautenbach \| Lützbach \| Flaumbach \| Altlayer Bach \| Baybach \| Ehrbach

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