Douve

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Douve
The port of Carentan, on the Canal de Carentan à la Mer

The port of Carentan, on the Canal de Carentan à la Mer

Data
Water code FR :  I5-0200
location France , Normandy region
River system Douve
source in the municipality of Tollevast
49 ° 35 ′ 26 ″  N , 1 ° 36 ′ 21 ″  W
Source height approx.  140  m
muzzle north-east of Carentan in the English Channel Coordinates: 49 ° 21 '45 "  N , 1 ° 10' 1"  W 49 ° 21 '45 "  N , 1 ° 10' 1"  W
Mouth height approx.  0  m
Height difference approx. 140 m
Bottom slope approx. 1.8 ‰
length 79 km
Left tributaries Scye , Merderet
Right tributaries Sèves , Taute
Small towns Carentan
Navigable in the mouth section

The Douve is a coastal river in France that runs in the Manche department in the Normandy region . It rises in the municipality of Tollevast , generally drains in a south-easterly direction, crosses the Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin Regional Nature Park and flows into the English Channel after 79 kilometers northeast of Carentan . Between Carentan and the estuary, the river was expanded to the Canal de Carentan à la Mer , which can also be navigated by ships.

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.gouv.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Douve at SANDRE (French), accessed on September 14, 2009, rounded to full kilometers.