Rivers of Manche

tributary of the English Channel in France

The Sée is a 79 km long river in the Manche department, Normandy, France, beginning near Sourdeval. It empties into the bay of Mont Saint-Michel (part of the English Channel) in Avranches, close to the mouth of the Sélune river. Another town along the Sée is Brécey.

The Sélune () is an 85 km long river in the Manche department, Normandy, France, beginning near Saint-Cyr-du-Bailleul. It empties into the bay of Mont Saint-Michel (part of the English Channel) near Avranches, close to the mouth of the Sée river. Other towns along the Sélune are Barenton, Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët and Ducey.

The Douve () or Ouve is a river, in length, which rises in the commune of Tollevast, near Cherbourg in the department of Manche. Ouve is considered its old name (Unva in ancient texts): Ouve appears to have been misspelled over the course of time as "Douve river" and then as "River of the Douve" (Douve literally means Ditch). The French name for this watercourse is la Douve.

thumb|300px|US Army map of the Cotentin peninsula in 1944, showing the Merderet The Merderet is a river in Normandy, France, which is a tributary to the river Douve. It runs roughly north-south down the middle of the Cotentin peninsula from Valognes to the junction with the Douve at Beuzeville la Bastille.

river in France

river in France

The Colmont () is a long river in western France located in the departments of Orne, Manche (Normandy) and Mayenne (Pays de la Loire). It is a tributary of the river Mayenne on the right side, and so is a sub-tributary of the Loire by Mayenne and Maine. It flows into the Mayenne near Saint-Loup-du-Gast. Its longest tributary is the Ourde (11 km). The largest town on the Colmont is Gorron.

river in France

The Égrenne is a long river in Normandy, France located in the departments of Orne and Manche. It is a tributary of the river Varenne. The rivers source is located in the commune of Chaulieu.