Souche (river)

Souche
The river at Chalandry
Data
Water code	FR :  H01-0420
location	France , Hauts-de-France region
River system	His
Drain over	Serre  → Oise  → Seine  → English Channel
source	at Sissonne 49 ° 34 ′ 19 ″  N , 3 ° 54 ′ 48 ″  E
Source height	approx.  78  m
muzzle	at Crécy-sur-Serre in the Serre coordinates: 49 ° 41 ′ 34 "  N , 3 ° 37 ′ 16"  E 49 ° 41 ′ 34 "  N , 3 ° 37 ′ 16"  E
Mouth height	approx.  60  m
Height difference	approx. 18 m
Bottom slope	approx. 0.56 ‰
length	32 km
Left tributaries	Buze , barentons

The Souche is a river in France that runs in the Aisne department in the Hauts-de-France region . It rises just east of the center of Sissonne , at the local military camp, and generally drains in a north-westerly direction. In its upper reaches, it passes a large number of marshland and after 32 kilometers flows into the Serre as a left tributary at Crécy-sur- Serre .

Places on the river

• Sissonne
• Chivres-en-Laonnois
• Pierrepont
• Vesles-et-Caumont
• Froidmont-Cohartille
• Barenton-sur-Serre
• Crécy-sur-Serre

Attractions

• The wetlands on the Souche were placed under nature protection and registered as a Natura 2000 zone under the number FR2212006 .

Web links

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

• Information on the Natura 2000 zone

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 Souche at SANDRE (French), accessed on January 13, 2011, rounded to the nearest kilometer.