Marne (river)
The Marne is a river in France. It is a right tributary of the Seine in the area east and southeast of Paris. Four departments are named after it: Haute-Marne, Marne, Seine-et-Marne and Val-de-Marne.
Marne (river) | |
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Mouth | Seine |
Progression | Template:RSeine |
Length | 514 km (319 mi) |
The Marne is famous as the place of two battles during the First World War, the first in 1914 and the second in 1918.
Geography
The Marne river has a length of 513.9 km (319.3 mi),[1] one of the longest in France, and a drainage basin with an area of 12,660 km2 (4,888 sq mi).[2]
Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 108 m3/s (3,800 cu ft/s) at Gournay-sur-Marne in the Seine-Saint-Denis department, for a period of 44 years.[2]
Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Gournay-sur-Marne
Course
The source of the Marne river is in the Plateau de Langres, in the commune of Balesmes-sur-Marne, at an altitude of about 420 m (1,378 ft), in the Haute-Marne department.[3] It flows generally to the north then turns to the west between Saint-Dizier and Châlons-en-Champagne.
The Marne river flows through 3 regions, 7 departments and 218 communes. It flows through the following communes, among others:[1]
- Grand Est region
- Hauts-de-France region
- Île-de-France region
- Grand Paris
Finally, it flows into the Seine river between Charenton-le-Pont and Alfortville in the Val-de-Marne department, in the area of Paris.[4]
Main tributaries
The main tributaries of the Marne river are:[1]
Left tributaries:
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Right tributaries:
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Painters of the Marne
During the 19th and 20th centuries the Marne inspired many painters: some of them are:
- Camille Corot;
- Paul Cézanne;
- Pierre Emmanuel Damoye;
- Henri Rousseau, known as "Le Douanier Rousseau";
- Albert Marquet;
- Raoul Dufy;
- André Dunoyer de Ségonzac;
- Louis Vuillermoz;
- Maurice Boitel;
- Daniel du Janerand.
Paul Cézanne, Les Bords de la Marne (1888)
Paul Cézanne, Les Rives de la Marne, (around 1888)
By Pissarro at Chenevières
By Émile Bernard.
Gallery
The Marne in Noisiel
Dam of Noisiel on the Marne river
The Marne in Château-Thierry
Marne (river) Media
Related pages
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "La Marne (F---0100)" (in français). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "La Marne à Gournay-sur-Marne". Banque Hydro (in français). Ministère de l'Ecologie, du Développement Durable et de l'Energie. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ↑ "Source de la Marne" (in français). Géoportail. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ↑ "Embouchure de la Marne" (in français). Géoportail. Retrieved 5 December 2016.