Dourduff
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Dourduff Dourdu |
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 The mouth of Le Dourduff en Mer |
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| Water code | FR : J2514000 | |
| location | France , Brittany region | |
| River system | Dourduff | |
| source | in the municipality of Plouigneau 48 ° 35 ′ 26 ″ N , 3 ° 40 ′ 2 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 138 m | |
| muzzle | between Plouezoc'h and Morlaix in the English Channel Coordinates: 48 ° 37 ′ 42 ″ N , 3 ° 50 ′ 57 ″ W 48 ° 37 ′ 42 ″ N , 3 ° 50 ′ 57 ″ W |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 138 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 6.6 ‰ | |
| length | 21 km | |
| Catchment area | 78 km² | |
| Navigable | in the mouth section | |
The Dourduff ( Breton Dourdu ) is a coastal river in France that runs in the Finistère department in the Brittany region . It rises in the municipality of Plouigneau , generally drains north-west to west and flows into the English Channel after 21 kilometers at the hamlet of Le Dourduff en Mer , in the municipality of Plouezoc'h , in the bay of Rade de Morlaix . Below the hamlet of Le Dourduff en Terre , it is already influenced by the tides and forms an estuary . The Dourduff meets the Morlaix river here , but according to official information it does not flow into it, but is an independent coastal river.
Places on the river
(in flow order)
- Plouégat-Guérand
- Garlan
- Le Dourduff en Terre , municipality of Plouezoc'h
- Le Dourduff en Mer , municipality of Plouezoc'h
Attractions
- Tide mill Moulin à marée de Melin Pre- 16th century - Monument historique near the hamlet of Le Dourduff en Terre .
Web links
Commons : Dourduff - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Dourduff at SANDRE (French), accessed on March 13, 2013, rounded to full kilometers.
- ↑ Moulin à marée de Melin Vor in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)