Marne (river)
| Marne | ||
 Location of the Marne in northern France |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | FR : F --- 0100 | |
| location | France , Grand Est , Hauts-de-France and Île-de-France regions | |
| River system | His | |
| Drain over | Its → English Channel | |
| source | in the municipality of Balesmes-sur-Marne, 47 ° 49 ′ 6 ″ N , 5 ° 21 ′ 0 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 420 m | |
| muzzle | near Charenton-le-Pont , in the Paris area , in the Seine coordinates: 48 ° 48 ′ 59 " N , 2 ° 24 ′ 39" E 48 ° 48 ′ 59 " N , 2 ° 24 ′ 39" E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 32 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 388 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 0.75 ‰ | |
| length | 514 km | |
| Catchment area | 12,816 km² | |
| Outflow at the Gournay-sur-Marne gauge |
MQ |
110 m³ / s |
| Navigable | Yes | |
 The Marne at Noisy-le-Grand |
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The Marne [ maʀn ] is a river in France . It rises on the Langres plateau , in the municipality of Balesmes-sur-Marne , at an altitude of about 420 meters. It initially drains to the northwest, later turns to the west and southwest and after 514 kilometers flows into the Seine at Charenton-le-Pont , just southeast of Paris , as a right tributary .
Several French departments are named after the Marne , namely Haute-Marne , Marne , Seine-et-Marne and Val-de-Marne .
Departments (no.) And cities through which it flows
- Haute-Marne (52): Langres , Chaumont , Saint-Dizier
- Marne (51): Châlons-en-Champagne , Épernay
- Aisne (02): Château-Thierry
- Meuse (55): Ancerville
- Seine-et-Marne (77): Meaux , Lagny-sur-Marne , Torcy , Noisiel
- Seine-Saint-Denis (93): Neuilly-sur-Marne , Noisy-le-Grand
- Val-de-Marne (94): Nogent-sur-Marne , Créteil , Charenton-le-Pont , Champigny-sur-Marne , Saint-Maur-des-Fossés , Joinville-le-Pont , Saint-Maurice
Tributaries
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Right tributaries: |
history
In ancient times the river was called Matrona after the Celtic river goddess of the same name . According to Julius Caesar , the Matrona with the lower reaches of the Sequana (Seine) was the border between the Belgians and the Gauls proper .
The German troops could be stopped here during the First World War (" Marnewunder "). There were numerous battles in this area until 1918.
shipping
The lower reaches of the Marne are even navigable by ships. Further up the river, navigability is made possible by the construction of canals that use the waters of the Marne. these are
- the Canal latéral à la Marne and
- the Canal between Champagne et Bourgogne .
Once an important shipping route, it is connected to the Rhine , Maas , Moselle , Aisne and Saône by other canals .
literature
- Hans Georg Wackernagel : Matrona 1. In: Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume XIV, 2, Stuttgart 1930, Col. 2300.
Web links
Remarks
- ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
- ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Marne from SANDRE (French), accessed on April 14, 2009, rounded to full kilometers.
- ↑ hydro.eaufrance.fr (station: H5841070 , option: Synthèse )
- ↑ hydro.eaufrance.fr (station: H5841020 , option: Synthèse )
- ^ Iulius Caesar, De bello Gallico 1, 1, 2.