Aulne (river)

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Aulne
Mouth funnel of the Aulne near Landévennec

Mouth funnel of the Aulne near Landévennec

Data
Water code FR :  J3-0180
location France , Brittany region
River system Aulne
source in the municipality of Lohuec
48 ° 28 ′ 27 ″  N , 3 ° 29 ′ 46 ″  W
Source height approx.  300  m
muzzle in the Bay of Brest in the Atlantic Coordinates: 48 ° 18 ′ 10 ″  N , 4 ° 17 ′ 10 ″  W 48 ° 18 ′ 10 ″  N , 4 ° 17 ′ 10 ″  W
Mouth height approx.  0  m
Height difference approx. 300 m
Bottom slope approx. 2.1 ‰
length 144 km
Left tributaries Hyère
Right tributaries Beurc'hoat , Argent , Ellez , Stêr Goanez , Douffine , Faou
Small towns Chateaulin
Navigable From the estuary to Pont-Triffen

The Aulne is a river in France that runs in the Brittany region . It rises in the municipality of Lohuec , drains generally in a south-west to west direction and flows into the Atlantic after 144 kilometers in the Bay of Brest . On its way, the Aulne crosses the Côtes-d'Armor and Finistère departments .

shipping

The river is navigable with ships from its mouth to Pont-Triffen . Between Port-Launay and Pont-Triffen, the canalised Aulne is part of the Canal de Nantes à Brest . The Aulne has an approx. 18 km long funnel mouth and is strongly influenced by the tides in the area below Port-Launay . This section is also called Aulne-Maritime .

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

Web links

Commons : Aulne  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Aulne at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 23, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.