Merderet

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Merderet
Bridge over the river near La Fière

Bridge over the river near La Fière

Data
Water code FRI51-0400
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.  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)

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