Merderet

Merderet
Bridge over the river near La Fière
Data
Water code	FR :  I51-0400
location	France , Normandy region
River system	Douve
Drain over	Douve  → English Channel
source	in Tamerville parish 49 ° 32 ′ 3 ″  N , 1 ° 27 ′ 38 ″  W
Source height	approx.  70  m
muzzle	on the municipal boundary of Beuzeville-la-Bastille and Carquebut in the Douve Coordinates: 49 ° 21 ′ 32 ″  N , 1 ° 20 ′ 55 ″  W 49 ° 21 ′ 32 ″  N , 1 ° 20 ′ 55 ″  W
Mouth height	approx.  1  m
Height difference	approx. 69 m
Bottom slope	approx. 1.9 ‰
length	36 km
Small towns	Valognes

The Merderet is a river in France that runs in the Manche department in the Normandy region . It rises in the municipal area of Tamerville , initially drains in a south-westerly direction, but then turns to south-east and south, crosses the Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin Regional Nature Park and, after a total of 36 kilometers, flows into the municipal boundary of Beuzeville-la-Bastille and Carquebut as a left tributary in the Douve .

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

• Valognes
• Lieusaint
• Hemevez
• Le Ham
• Chef-du-Pont

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
2. ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
3. ↑ Water information system Service d'Administration National des Données et Référentiels sur l'Eau (French) ( information ), accessed on June 14, 2014, rounded to full kilometers