Noireau

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Noireau
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Water code FR :  I24-0400
location France , Normandy region
River system Orne
Drain over Orne  → English Channel
source in the municipality of Saint-Christophe-de-Chaulieu,
48 ° 45 ′ 19 ″  N , 0 ° 48 ′ 50 ″  W
Source height approx.  290  m
muzzle near Pont-d'Ouilly , on the municipal border with Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne in the Orne Coordinates: 48 ° 52 ′ 17 "  N , 0 ° 24 ′ 35"  W 48 ° 52 ′ 17 "  N , 0 ° 24 ′ 35 ″  W.
Mouth height approx.  46  m
Height difference approx. 244 m
Bottom slope approx. 5.7 ‰
length 43 km
Catchment area 528 km²
Discharge at the gauge Cahan
A Eo : 520 km² 		MQ
Mq
 		7.3 m³ / s
14 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries Diane , Druance
Right tributaries Vère
Small towns Condé-sur-Noireau
The river at Montsecret

The river at Montsecret

The Noireau is a river in France that runs in the Normandy region . It rises in the municipality of Saint-Christophe-de-Chaulieu , generally drains north-east and flows into the Orne after 43 kilometers at Pont-d'Ouilly , on the municipal border with Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne as a left tributary . On its way, the Noireau first crosses the Orne department , reaches the neighboring Calvados department at Condé-sur-Noireau and follows the border line to its mouth.

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Source geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ estuary geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  3. ↑ a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Noireau at SANDRE (French), accessed on August 29, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.
  4. ↑ hydro.eaufrance.fr (station: I3462010 , option: Synthèse )