Suippe (river)

Suippe
The river in Pontfaverger-Moronvilliers
Data
Water code	FR :  H13-0410
location	France , Grand Est and Hauts-de-France regions
River system	His
Drain over	Aisne  → Oise  → Seine  → English Channel
source	in Somme-Suippe 49 ° 7 ′ 2 ″  N , 4 ° 34 ′ 50 ″  E
Source height	approx.  130  m
muzzle	at Condé-sur-Suippe in the Aisne Coordinates: 49 ° 25 '29 "  N , 3 ° 56' 58"  E 49 ° 25 '29 "  N , 3 ° 56' 58"  E
Mouth height	approx.  50  m
Height difference	approx. 80 m
Bottom slope	approx. 0.98 ‰
length	approx. 82 km
Catchment area	837 km²
Right tributaries	Py , Arnes

The Suippe is a river in France that runs in the Grand Est and Hauts-de-France regions. It rises in the village of Somme-Suippe , generally drains in a north-westerly direction and flows into the Aisne as a left tributary at Condé-sur-Suippe after around 82 kilometers . Just before the mouth, the Suippe passes under the Canal latéral à l'Aisne . On her way she touches the Marne and Aisne departments .

Catchment area

The river has a catchment area of ​​837 km². Around 2.5% of this is built on, almost 83% is used for agriculture and around 15.5% of the catchment area is made up of forests and near-natural areas. The proportion of wetlands and bodies of water is negligible.

Places on the river

• Somme-Suippe
• Suippes
• Bétheniville
• Pontfaverger-Moronvilliers
• Warmeriville
• Bazancourt
• Boult-sur-Suippe
• Bourgogne
• Condé-sur-Suippe

Web links

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

Individual evidence

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 about the Suippe at SANDRE (French), accessed on December 27, 2009, rounded to the nearest kilometer.