Calonne (river)

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Calonne
Rivière Morte
The Calonne at Saint-Pierre-de-Cormeilles

The Calonne at Saint-Pierre-de-Cormeilles

Data
Water code FR :  I03-0400
location France , Normandy region
River system Touques
Drain over Touques  → English Channel
source in the municipality of Le Planquay
49 ° 5 ′ 50 ″  N , 0 ° 26 ′ 31 ″  E
Source height approx.  197  m
muzzle in the municipality of Pont-l'Évêque in the Touques coordinates: 49 ° 17 ′ 14 ″  N , 0 ° 11 ′ 6 ″  E 49 ° 17 ′ 14 ″  N , 0 ° 11 ′ 6 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  8  m
Height difference approx. 189 m
Bottom slope approx. 4.2 ‰
length 45 km
Discharge at the Authieux-sur-Calonne
A Eo gauge : 176 km² 		MQ
Mq
 		1.7 m³ / s
9.7 l / (s km²)

The Calonne (also: Rivière Morte ) is a river in France that runs in the Normandy region .

geography

course

The karst spring of the river in Fontaine-la-Louvet, which has been converted into a wash house ( lavoir )

It rises in the municipality of Le Planquay , from where it runs underground for the first 10 kilometers in some cases and the water only comes to light in a karst spring at Fontaine-la-Louvet . The Calonne drains in an arc from northeast over north to west between the natural landscapes of Lieuvin and Pays d'Auge and flows into the Touques after 45 kilometers on the outskirts of Pont-l'Évêque as a right tributary . On its way, the Calonne crosses the Eure and Calvados departments .

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

Web links

Commons : Calonne  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
  3. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information on the Calonne from SANDRE (French), accessed on November 15, 2013, rounded to full kilometers.
  4. ↑ hydro.eaufrance.fr (station: I1203010 , option: Synthèse ) .