Ourthe


The Ourthe is a long river in the Ardennes in Wallonia. It is a right tributary to the river Meuse. The Ourthe is formed at the confluence of the Ourthe Occidentale and the Ourthe Orientale, west of Houffalize.
The source of the Ourthe Occidentale is near Libramont-Chevigny, in the Belgian province Luxembourg. The source of the Ourthe Orientale is near Gouvy, also in the Belgian province Luxembourg, close to the border with Luxembourg.
After the confluence of the two Ourthes near Nisramont, the Ourthe flows roughly in north-west and later in northern direction. Near Noiseux it flows for a short distance through the province of Namur. After the municipality of Durbuy it flows in the province of Liège. Eventually it flows into the river Meuse in the city of Liège. The most important tributaries of the river Ourthe are the Amblève and the Vesdre. Towns along the Ourthe are Houffalize, La Roche-en-Ardenne, Hotton, Durbuy, Hamoir and Esneux.

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Confluence of the two ourthes.JPG|Confluence of the Ourthe Occidentale and the Ourthe Orientale
La_Roche.jpg|The river in La Roche-en-Ardenne
Ourthe333.JPG|The Ourthe near Beffe in autumn
Ourthe beffe.JPG|Again the Ourthe near Beffe in autumn
Taxodium distichum JPG1.jpg|The Robert Lenoir Arboretum near Rendeux alongside the Ourthe
Hotton JPG01.jpg|The river at Hotton, and a view of the city church
Sy2.jpg|Rocks at the Ourthe near Sy
0 Hamoir - L'Ourthe.jpg|Bridge across the river at Hamoir
20100705 combain pont02.JPG|The Ourthe flowing through Comblain-au-Pont
Esneux JPG01.jpg|View at Esneux and its bridge across the river
Lock on Ourthe canal, Liège.jpg|Lock on the Ourthe canal that runs parallel to the lower part of the river, Liège