Divette (English Channel)

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Divette
The Divette in Sideville

The Divette in Sideville

Data
Water code FRI65-0400
location France , Normandy region
River system Divette
source in the municipality of Bricquebosc
49 ° 31 ′ 29 ″  N , 1 ° 42 ′ 40 ″  W
Source height approx.  98  m
muzzle in the harbor basin of Cherbourg-Octeville in the English Channel Coordinates: 49 ° 39 ′ 28 "  N , 1 ° 36 ′ 44"  W 49 ° 39 ′ 28 "  N , 1 ° 36 ′ 44"  W
Mouth height m
Height difference approx. 98 m
Bottom slope approx. 3.5 ‰
length 28 km
Right tributaries Trottebec
Medium-sized cities Cherbourg-Octeville

The Divette is a coastal river in France that runs in the Manche department in the Normandy region . It rises in the municipality of Bricquebosc , first drains in a north-westerly direction, then turns to the north-east and flows into the English Channel after 28 kilometers in the Cherbourg-Octeville harbor basin .

Estuary in the Cherbourg-Octeville harbor basin

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

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 about the Divette at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 11, 2013, rounded to full kilometers.