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Drôme (Aure)

Coordinates: 49°19′15″N 0°45′01″W / 49.3209°N 0.7502°W / 49.3209; -0.7502
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Drôme
Drôme (Aure) is located in France
Drôme (Aure)
Drôme (Aure) is located in Normandy
Drôme (Aure)
Location
CountryFrance
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSaint-Martin-des-Besaces
 • coordinates49°00′32″N 0°54′02″W / 49.0089°N 0.9006°W / 49.0089; -0.9006
 • elevation205 m (673 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Aure
 • coordinates
49°19′15″N 0°45′01″W / 49.3209°N 0.7502°W / 49.3209; -0.7502
 • elevation
18 m (59 ft)
Length57.9 km (36.0 mi)
Basin size245 km2 (95 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average2.33 m3/s (82 cu ft/s)  (Sully)
Basin features
ProgressionAureVireEnglish Channel

The Drôme is a 57.9 km long river in Normandy.[1] Its source is on the border of the Manche and Calvados departments, at le Grand Cauville locality, near Saint-Martin-des-Besaces[2] and joins the Aure, left bank at Maisons, downstream of Bayeux in the Bessin region. It is a sub-affluent of the Vire.

Watershed

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The watershed of the Drôme neighbours those of the Vire, Aure (east), Tortonne (NW) and Seulles (SE).

It is a narrow, northward basin. The longest of its affluents is the ruisseau du Vey (7.3 km),[1] which it joins at Cormolain.

Drôme valley

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Le pont de Sully.
Sully bridge

References

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  1. ^ a b Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Drome (I45-0420)".
  2. ^ Les géoservices du Conseil général du Calvados - La carte dynamique |accessdate= 12 August 2010 Archived January 31, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Couches Cours d'eau BDCarthage, Communes et Communes (Libellé) activées.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Base Mérimée