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Eaulne | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Pays de Caux |
• elevation | 140 m (460 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Arques |
• coordinates | 49°53′31″N1°07′49″E / 49.8919°N 1.1302°E |
Length | 45.5 km (28.3 mi) |
Basin size | 318 km2 (123 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 3.3 m3/s (120 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Arques→ English Channel |
The river Eaulne (French pronunciation: [o(l)n] ) is one of the rivers that flow from the plateau of the eastern Pays de Caux in the Seine-Maritime département of Normandy in northern France. It is 45.5 km (28.3 mi) long. [1]
The Eaulne's source is at Mortemer. It then flows northwestwards through Sainte-Beuve-en-Rivière, Saint-Germain-sur-Eaulne, Londinières, Douvrend, Envermeu, turning westward at Bellengreville and on to Ancourt, Martin-Église and joins the river Arques at Arques-la-Bataille.
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