The Avre (French pronunciation: [avʁ]) is a river in Picardy, France, and is the principal tributary, from the left side, of the River Somme.
| Avre | |
|---|---|
 The Avre at La Neuville-Sire-Bernard | |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Amy, Oise |
| • elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Somme |
• coordinates | 49°53′0″N 2°20′25″E / 49.88333°N 2.34028°E |
| Length | 66 km (41 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,150 km2 (440 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 5.1 m3/s (180 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Somme→ English Channel |
Background
editAt 66 kilometres (41 mi) long,[1] it drains a relatively important basin of 1,150 km² but only flows at best 5,1 m³/s near its confluence at Longueau.[2]
Its principal tributaries are: the Noye, joining at Boves, the Trois Doms joining at Pierrepont-sur-Avre, the Brache joining at Braches and the Luce at Berteaucourt-les-Thennes.
References
edit- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Avre (E6400600)".
- ^ L'Avre sur le site de l'agence de l'eau Artois-Picardie. Archived October 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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