Penfeld

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Penfeld
The mouth of the Penfeld

The mouth of the Penfeld

Data
Water code FR :  J3344000
location France , Brittany region
River system Penfeld
source in the municipality of Gouesnou
48 ° 27 ′ 6 ″  N , 4 ° 26 ′ 9 ″  W
Source height approx.  86  m
muzzle in the urban area of Brest in the Atlantic Ocean Coordinates: 48 ° 22 ′ 40 "  N , 4 ° 29 ′ 39"  W 48 ° 22 ′ 40 "  N , 4 ° 29 ′ 39"  W
Mouth height 0  m
Height difference approx. 86 m
Bottom slope approx. 5.4 ‰
length 16 km
Big cities Brest
Small towns Gouesnou
Navigable in the lower reaches

The Penfeld is a small river in France that runs in the Finistère department in the Brittany region .

course

It rises in the municipality of Gouesnou , generally drains in a south-westerly direction and after 16 kilometers in the urban area of Brest flows into the Rade de Brest and thus into the Atlantic Ocean . In its estuary section, the Penfeld is already influenced by the tides and was used to build port facilities for the naval base of the city of Brest.

Places on the river

Attractions

  • "Pont de Recouvrance" lifting bridge
  • Fortification "Château de Brest" from the 15th century at the river mouth

Web links

Commons : Penfeld  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Commons : Lifting bridge "Pont de Recouvrance"  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Penfeld at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 27, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.