Thar (English Channel)
Thar | ||
The river at Jullouville |
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Data | ||
Water code | FR : I77-0400 | |
location | France , Normandy region | |
River system | Thar | |
source | on the municipal boundary of La Mouche and Le Tanu 48 ° 47 ′ 39 ″ N , 1 ° 20 ′ 6 ″ W |
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Source height | approx. 100 m | |
muzzle | south of Saint-Pair-sur-Mer in the English Channel Coordinates: 48 ° 48 ′ 18 ″ N , 1 ° 34 ′ 13 ″ W 48 ° 48 ′ 18 ″ N , 1 ° 34 ′ 13 ″ W |
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Mouth height | 0 m | |
Height difference | approx. 100 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 4 ‰ | |
length | 25 km | |
Catchment area | 85 km² | |
Left tributaries | Allemagne | |
Flowing lakes | Mare de Bouillon |
The Thar is a coastal river in France that runs in the Manche department in the Normandy region . It rises near the hamlet of Noirpalu , on the municipal boundary of La Mouche and Le Tanu , generally drains in a westerly direction, makes a hook to the north just before its mouth, and after 25 kilometers it flows just south of Saint-Pair-sur-Mer in the Gulf of Saint Malo in the English Channel .
Places on the river
(Order in flow direction)
- La Haye Pesnel
- Jullouville
- Kairon Plage , municipality of Saint-Pair-sur-Mer
Individual evidence
- ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Thar at SANDRE (French), accessed on March 1, 2013, rounded to full kilometers.