Maine (Loire)
Maine | ||
The Maine at Angers |
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Data | ||
Water code | FR : M4-0190 | |
location | France , Pays de la Loire region | |
River system | Loire | |
Drain over | Loire → Atlantic Ocean | |
origin | Confluence of the Sarthe and Mayenne rivers 47 ° 29 ′ 35 ″ N , 0 ° 32 ′ 32 ″ W |
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Source height | approx. 15 m | |
muzzle | at Bouchemaine in the Loire Coordinates: 47 ° 24 ′ 39 ″ N , 0 ° 36 ′ 54 ″ W 47 ° 24 ′ 39 ″ N , 0 ° 36 ′ 54 ″ W. |
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Mouth height | approx. 13 m | |
Height difference | approx. 2 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 0.17 ‰ | |
length | 12 km | |
Catchment area | 22,350 km² | |
Outflow at the Angers gauge |
MQ |
130 m³ / s |
Flowing lakes | Lac de Maine | |
Big cities | Angers | |
Navigable | Yes |
The Maine [ mɛn ] is a river in western France that runs in the Maine-et-Loire department in the Pays de la Loire region . It arises near the town of Angers from the two rivers Sarthe and Mayenne on the southern tip of the island of Saint-Aubin, runs in a south-westerly direction and flows into the Loire after 12 km at Bouchemaine as a right tributary .
Maine is a derivative of Maienne and means river in the middle . Today's two rivers used to have a single Latin name: Mediuna . In usage, however, a separate name developed for the common mouthpiece used by Sarthe and Mayenne.
The name of the Maine-et-Loire department refers to the river. Maine is also the name of a former French province .
Pictures by Sarthe and Mayenne
Bridge in La Suze-sur-Sarthe
The Sarthe near Morannes (or Morannes-sur-Sarthe in the Arrondissement of Angers )
The Mayenne at Houssay ( Arrondissement Château-Gontier )
On the map of the Loire river system ("The Loire and its tributaries") Sarthe and Mayenne are entered, but there was no space for the short Maine.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
- ↑ a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Maine from SANDRE (French), accessed on November 26, 2011, rounded to the nearest kilometer.
- ↑ hydro.eaufrance.fr (station: M4101910 , option: Synthèse )