Thérain

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Thérain
The river near Beauvais

The river near Beauvais

Data
Water code FR :  H21-0400
location France , Normandy and Hauts-de-France regions
River system His
Drain over Oise  → Seine  → English Channel
source on the municipal boundary of Gaillefontaine and skin Court
49 ° 37 '49 "  N , 1 ° 39' 17"  O
Source height approx.  190  m
muzzle in the municipality of Saint-Leu-d'Esserent in the Oise coordinates: 49 ° 14 ′ 29 ″  N , 2 ° 27 ′ 1 ″  E 49 ° 14 ′ 29 ″  N , 2 ° 27 ′ 1 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  30  m
Height difference approx. 160 m
Bottom slope approx. 1.7 ‰
length 94 km
Left tributaries see separate table
Right tributaries see separate table
Medium-sized cities Beauvais
Small towns Mouy , Montataire

The Thérain is a river in France that runs through the Normandy and Hauts-de-France regions. It rises in the so-called Pays de Bray , on the municipal boundary of Gaillefontaine and Haucourt , generally drains south-east and flows 94 kilometers into the municipality of Saint-Leu-d'Esserent , just south of Creil , as a right tributary into the Oise . On his way he crosses the Seine-Maritime and Oise departments .

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

Tributaries

(Order in flow direction)

Surname Length in km Mouth side Confluence in municipality
Petit Thérain 21st Left Milly-sur-Thérain
Liovette 8.9 Left Beauvais
Avelon 23 right Beauvais
Ru de Berneuil 11.8 right Beauvais
Trye 5.2 Left Hermes
Sillet 8.5 right Hermes
Ruisseau de Lombardie 5.6 Left Hondainville

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 Thérain at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 30, 2009, rounded to the nearest kilometer.