Scie

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Scie
Road viaduct crosses the Scie valley at Sauqueville

Road viaduct crosses the Scie valley at Sauqueville

Data
Water code FRG3100600
location France , Normandy region
River system Scie
Drain over Scie → English Channel
source in the local area of Étaimpuis
49 ° 38 ′ 45 ″  N , 1 ° 8 ′ 36 ″  E
Source height approx.  137  m
muzzle near Pourville in the municipality of Hautot-sur-Mer in the English Channel. Coordinates: 49 ° 55 ′ 4 ″  N , 1 ° 1 ′ 55 ″  E 49 ° 55 ′ 4 ″  N , 1 ° 1 ′ 55 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  m
Height difference approx. 136 m
Bottom slope approx. 3.7 ‰
length 37 km
Catchment area 221 km²

The Scie is a coastal river in France that runs in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region . It rises in the local area of Étaimpuis , generally drains north to northwest through the Pays de Caux natural landscape and flows into the English Channel after 37 kilometers at Pourville in the municipality of Hautot-sur-Mer .

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

economy

In the 19th century, there were up to 40 watermills for making flour or for grinding apples along the river, but all of them have disappeared. In Anneville-sur-Scie there is a cellar for making cider .

tourism

Canoe and kayak tours can be undertaken on the Scie.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Source geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
  3. a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Scie at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 16, 2013, rounded to full kilometers.