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page 1Rivers of Normandy

Seine
The Seine ( ; ) is a river in northern France. Its drainage basin is in the Paris Basin (a geological relative lowland) covering most of northern France. It rises at Source-Seine, northwest of Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre (and Honfleur on the left bank). It is navigable by ocean-going vessels as far as Rouen, from the sea. Over 60 percent of its length, as far as Burgundy, is negotiable by large barges and most tour boats, and nearly its whole length is available for recreational boating; excursion boats off
Vire
tributary of the English Channel in France
Epte
The Epte () is a river in Seine-Maritime and Eure, in Normandy, France. It is a right tributary of the Seine, long. The river rises in Seine-Maritime in the Pays de Bray, near Forges-les-Eaux, and empties into the Seine not far from Giverny. One of its tributaries is the Aubette de Magny. In 911, the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte established the river as the historical boundary of Normandy and Île-de-France.
Odon
river in France
Sée
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.
Andelle
The Andelle () is a river of Normandy, France, in length, flowing through the departments of Seine-Maritime and Eure. It is a right tributary of the Seine.
Aure
right tributary of the Vire in France
Sélune
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.
Bresle
river in France
Douve
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.
Thérain
The Thérain () is a river in France, tributary of the Oise. It is long. It rises between Saint-Michel-d'Halescourt and Grumesnil in Seine-Maritime at 175 meters elevation. It flows generally southeast, through Songeons, Milly-sur-Thérain, Beauvais, Hermes and Mouy, and joins the Oise at Creil.

Drôme
left tributary of the Aure in France
Béthune
river in France
Arques
river in France
Scie
river that flow from the plateau of the southern Pays de Caux in the Seine-Maritime département of Haute-Normandie into the English Channel

Merderet
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.
Sienne
river in France
Seulles
The Seulles () is a river in Normandy, France. Its tributaries include the , , and . It is long.
Saâne
The Saâne () is a river of Normandy, France, in length, flowing through the department of Seine-Maritime.
Yères
The Yères () is a river of Normandy, France, in length, flowing through the department of Seine-Maritime.
Elle
watercourse in France, tributary of the Vire
Souleuvre
The Souleuvre () is a 19.0 km long right affluent of the Vire in Normandy, northwestern France.
Eaulne
The river Eaulne () 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 long.
Durdent
river in France
Thar
river in France
Druance
The Druance () is a river in northwestern France, flowing through the department of Calvados. It is 31.24 km long. Its source is in Les Monts d'Aunay, and it flows into the river Noireau in the commune of Condé-sur-Noireau and through Suisse Normande. It flows through three other communes, Terres de Druance, Périgny & Pontécoulant all of which are in the area known as Suisse Normande.
Austreberthe
The Austreberthe () is an 18-km river in the Seine-Maritime. Its source is the village of Sainte-Austreberthe. It meets the Seine at Duclair.
Cailly
river
Varenne
river in France
Commerce
right tributary of Seine in France
Valmont
river in France