Seudre

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Seudre
The mouth of the Seudre

The mouth of the Seudre

Data
Water code FR :  S01-0400
location France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
River system Seudre
source in Saint-Antoine , municipality of Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge
45 ° 27 ′ 43 "  N , 0 ° 35 ′ 59"  W
Source height approx.  40  m
muzzle near Marennes , in the Atlantic Coordinates: 45 ° 48 ′ 30 ″  N , 1 ° 9 ′ 0 ″  W 45 ° 48 ′ 30 ″  N , 1 ° 9 ′ 0 ″  W.
Mouth height 0  m
Height difference approx. 40 m
Bottom slope approx. 0.59 ‰
length 68 km
Catchment area 777 km²
Small towns Saujon , Marennes
Navigable from the estuary to Port de Ribérou , municipality of Saujon

The Seudre is a coastal river in France that runs in the Charente-Maritime department , in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . It rises in the Saintonge countryside , in the village of Saint-Antoine , in the municipality of Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge . The initially rather insignificant river generally drains in a north-westerly direction and flows into the Atlantic after 68 kilometers between Marennes and Ronce-les-Bains , in the municipality of La Tremblade , in an imposing confluence opposite the island of Île d'Oléron .

The estuary of the Seudre runs through wetlands , swamps and former salt fields . Today, oysters and mussels are mainly raised here, and these are marketed under the Marennes-Oléron Designation of Origin .

shipping

The Seudre is navigable by ship over a length of 25 kilometers from its mouth to Port de Ribérou , in the municipality of Saujon . There is a sea water is sluice that the brackish water conditions upstream limited.

The ship channel Canal de la Seudre à la Charente connects the Seudre with the river Charente between the cities of Marennes and Rochefort .

Places on the river

Web links

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

Remarks

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information on the relevant website sandre.eaufrance.fr/ accessed on August 10, 2009, rounded to full kilometers.