Sienne (river)

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Sienne
The estuary of the Sienne

The estuary of the Sienne

Data
Water code FRI7-0200
location France , Normandy region
River system Sienne
source in the municipality of Saint-Sever-Calvados
48 ° 48 ′ 35 ″  N , 1 ° 1 ′ 19 ″  W
Source height approx.  318  m
muzzle below Regnéville-sur-Mer in the English Channel Coordinates: 49 ° 0 ′ 1 ″  N , 1 ° 34 ′ 10 ″  W 49 ° 0 ′ 1 ″  N , 1 ° 34 ′ 10 ″  W
Mouth height m
Height difference approx. 318 m
Bottom slope approx. 3.4 ‰
length 93 km
Left tributaries Airou
Right tributaries Vanne , Soulles
Flowing lakes Étang des Lorencières
Reservoirs flowed through Lac you guest

The Sienne is a river in France that runs in the Normandy region . It rises in the municipality of Saint-Sever-Calvados and shortly thereafter forms the Lac du Gast reservoir . It generally drains north-west and flows into the English Channel after 93 kilometers below Regnéville-sur-Mer , at Pointe d'Agon . About 8 kilometers in length, it forms the Havre de Regnéville estuary , which extends up to the town of Le Pont de la Roque . The Sienne crosses the Calvados and Manche departments on its way .

Places on the river

Web links

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

Remarks

  1. a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. Water information system Service d'Administration National des Données et Référentiels sur l'Eau (French) ( information ), accessed on December 6, 2009, rounded to full kilometers.