Drôme (Aure)

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.

Drôme
Location
CountryFrance
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationSaint-Martin-des-Besaces
  coordinates49.0089°N 0.9006°W / 49.0089; -0.9006
  elevation205 m (673 ft)
Mouth 
  location
Aure
  coordinates
49.3209°N 0.7502°W / 49.3209; -0.7502 (Aure-Drôme)
  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

Watershed

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)[3]),which it joins at Cormolain.

Drôme valley

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References

  1. Sandre database
  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. "Fiche du ruisseau du Vey sur le site du Sandre". Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  4. Base Mérimée
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