MEURTHE, a river of France, rises near Mount Bonhomme, a summit of the Vosges range, in the department of Vosges, flows N. and N.W. through that department and the adjoining one of Meurthe, and after a course of 100 miles, falls into the Moselle below Nancy. It receives the Vezouze and the Mortagne; and is navigable as far up as Nancy, about 6 miles from its confluence with the Moselle. It frequently overflows its banks, and thus contributes greatly to the fertility of the surrounding country. Large quantities of timber are floated down this river. The chief towns on its banks are St Dié, Raon l'Etape, Lunéville, and Nancy.