Douve
Douve | ||
The port of Carentan, on the Canal de Carentan à la Mer |
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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 |
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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 |
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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)
- Tollevast
- Sottevast
- Negreville
- L'Étang-Bertrand
- Saint-Sauveur-le-Viscount
- Liesville-sur-Douve
- Carentan
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