Durdent
| Durdent | ||
 The river at Grainville-la-Teinturière |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | FR : G6000600 | |
| location | France , Normandy region | |
| River system | Durdent | |
| Drain over | Durdent → English Channel | |
| source | in the municipality of Héricourt-en-Caux 49 ° 41 ′ 5 ″ N , 0 ° 41 ′ 21 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 68 m | |
| muzzle | on the municipal boundary of Veulettes-sur-Mer and Paluel in the English Channel Coordinates: 49 ° 51 ′ 23 " N , 0 ° 36 ′ 26" E 49 ° 51 ′ 23 " N , 0 ° 36 ′ 26" E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 3 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 65 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 2.6 ‰ | |
| length | 25 km | |
| Catchment area | 365 km² | |
| Discharge at the Vittefleur A Eo gauge : 355 km² |
MQ Mq |
3.8 m³ / s 10.7 l / (s km²) |
The Durdent is a coastal river in France that runs in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region . It rises in the municipality of Héricourt-en-Caux , generally drains in a north-westerly direction through the natural landscape of the Pays de Caux and flows into the English Channel after 25 kilometers at the municipal boundary of Veulettes-sur-Mer and Paluel .
Some time ago the river was still used to power many water mills . Numerous bats live on Durdent , including many rare species.
Places on the river
(Order in flow direction)
- Héricourt-en-Caux
- Oherville
- Le Hanouard
- Grainville-la-Teinturière
- Cany-Barville
- Vittefleur
- Paluel
- Veulettes-sur-Mer
Web links
Commons : Durdent - 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 Durdent at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 16, 2013, rounded to full kilometers.
- ↑ hydro.eaufrance.fr (station: G6003010 , option: Synthèse ) .