Ay (English Channel)
| Ay | ||
 The river at Lessay |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | FR : I68-0400 | |
| location | France , Normandy region | |
| River system | Ay | |
| source | on the municipal boundary of La Vendelée and Gratot 49 ° 4 ′ 33 ″ N , 1 ° 27 ′ 6 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 125 m | |
| muzzle | at Saint-Germain-sur-Ay in the English Channel Coordinates: 49 ° 13 ′ 25 ″ N , 1 ° 36 ′ 27 ″ W 49 ° 13 ′ 25 ″ N , 1 ° 36 ′ 27 ″ W |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 125 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 3.8 ‰ | |
| length | 33 km | |
| Catchment area | 166 km² | |
| Right tributaries | Claids , brosse | |
| Navigable | in the mouth section | |
The Ay is a river in France that runs in the Manche department in the Normandy region . It rises under the name Champaux on the municipal boundary of La Vendelée and Gratot , generally drains north to northwest, reaches the Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin Regional Nature Park and flows 33 kilometers at Saint-Germain-sur-Ay in the Havre bay of the same name de Saint-German-sur-Ay in the English Channel .
Places on the river
Web links
Commons : Ay - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Remarks
- ↑ Source geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
- ↑ estuary geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
- ↑ a b c The information on the river length is based on the information about the Ay at SANDRE (French), accessed on August 31, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.