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Coordinates:50°37′22″N5°34′49″E / 50.6228°N 5.5802°E /50.6228; 5.5802

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River in Belgium

Ourthe

Course of the Ourthe
Location
Country	Belgium
Physical characteristics

Source
• location	Confluence of theOurthe Occidentale and theOurthe Orientale
• coordinates	50°08′01″N5°40′41″E / 50.1335°N 5.6781°E /50.1335; 5.6781

Mouth
• location	Meuse
• coordinates	50°37′22″N5°34′49″E / 50.6228°N 5.5802°E /50.6228; 5.5802
Basin features
Progression	Meuse→North Sea
Tributaries
• right	Amblève,Vesdre

TheOurthe (French pronunciation:[uʁt]^ⓘ;Walloon:Aiwe d' Oûte) is a 165-kilometre (103 mi) long river in theArdennes inWallonia,Belgium.

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It is a right tributary to the riverMeuse. The Ourthe is formed at the confluence of theOurthe Occidentale (Western Ourthe) and theOurthe Orientale (Eastern Ourthe), west ofHouffalize.

The source of theOurthe Occidentale is nearLibramont-Chevigny, in the Belgian provinceLuxembourg. The source of theOurthe Orientale is nearGouvy, also in the Belgian province Luxembourg, close to the border withLuxembourg.

After the confluence of the two Ourthes atLake Nisramont, the Ourthe flows roughly in north-west and later in northern direction. NearNoiseux it flows for a short distance through the province ofNamur. After the municipality ofDurbuy it flows intoLiège Province. Eventually it flows into the river Meuse in the city ofLiège. The most important tributaries of the river Ourthe are theAmblève and theVesdre. Towns along the Ourthe areHouffalize (Ourthe Orientale),La Roche-en-Ardenne,Hotton,Durbuy,Hamoir andEsneux.

NearHotton, thecaves of Hotton are located. In these caves runs asubterranean river which flows in the Ourthe.

NearEsneux lies the Roche aux Faucons. This is a vantage point located on a high cliff, above a meander of the Ourthe. In the south, near Marcourt, there is another high cliff where theHermitage and chapel of Saint-Thibaut is located.

Around 1820,William I of the Netherlands demanded the creation of the Ourthe channel. Via the Ourthe, this channel would have connected the Meuse basin with theMoselle basin. Belgium's independence in 1830 put an end to these plans. The main remnant of these works is the unfinished channel tunnel in Bernistap (province of Luxembourg).

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Confluence of theOurthe Occidentale (Western Ourthe) and theOurthe Orientale (Eastern Ourthe)
Kayakers on the Ourthe nearNadrin
The river inLa Roche-en-Ardenne
The Ourthe nearBeffe in autumn
Again the Ourthe near Beffe in autumn
The Robert Lenoir Arboretum nearRendeux alongside the Ourthe
The river atHotton, and a view of the city church
Rocks at the Ourthe nearSy
Bridge across the river atHamoir
The Ourthe flowing throughComblain-au-Pont
View atEsneux and its bridge across the river
Lock on the Ourthe canal that runs parallel to the lower part of the river,Liège