Ougeotte
River in eastern France
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The Ougeotte (French pronunciation: [uʒɔt]) is a 27.3 km (17.0 mi) river in the department of Haute-Saône in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. It is a sub-tributary of the Rhône via the Saône.[1]
| Ougeotte | |
|---|---|
The "pont aux oies" (goose bridge) at Montigny-lès-Cherlieu | |
  Location within France  Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Haute-Saône |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Ouge |
| • coordinates | 47.7773°N 5.687°E |
| Mouth | Saône |
• location | Gevigney-et-Mercey |
• coordinates | 47.8168°N 5.9696°E |
| Length | 27.3 km (17.0 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 1 m3/s (35 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Saône→ Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea |
Geography
The Ougeotte rises in Ouge, which gives its name to the river. It flows generally east, receiving the Gailley at Chauvirey-le-Vieil, then the Écrevisses stream on the right of the ancient Agneaucourt mill, then joining the Saône at Gevigney-et-Mercey, near Montureux-lès-Baulay.
Nowadays there are no more mills which take power from the Ougeotte, while at the beginning of the 19th century there were many:
- Ouge: le Moulinot
- Chauvirey: le Bouvot, le Maublanc, la Guerelle, le Grand Moulin
- Montigny-lès-Cherlieu: Montigny, Agneaucourt, and on the tributary stream: le Ferry and le Battant
- Noroy
- Bougey: la Perrière
- Gevigney: Vachez, le Moulin Neuf
- Montureux-lès-Baulay
In the 1840s, the Ougeotte was populated by burbot, pike, eel and perch. By 1960, it was fished for trout and crayfish.