Arques River
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The river
Arques is a watercourse located in the Seine-Maritime
département of the Haute-Normandie
region of northern France
.
Only 6 kilometres in length, the river is formed by the confluence of three rivers at Arques-la-Bataille
: The Eaulne
, the Béthune
and the Varenne
which drain the pays de Caux
and the pays de Bray
The last part of its course takes it past the industrial zone of Rouxmesnil-Bouteilles
and it then forms the waters of the port of Dieppe.
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
Arques is a watercourse located in the Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime is a French department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre...
département of the Haute-Normandie
Haute-Normandie
Upper Normandy is one of the 27 regions of France. It was created in 1984 from two départements: Seine-Maritime and Eure, when Normandy was divided into Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy. This division continues to provoke controversy, and some continue to call for reuniting the two regions...
region of northern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Only 6 kilometres in length, the river is formed by the confluence of three rivers at Arques-la-Bataille
Arques-la-Bataille
Arques-la-Bataille is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:Arques is situated near the confluence of the rivers Eaulne, Varenne and Béthune, with the forest of Arques to the north-east...
: The Eaulne
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 Haute-Normandie in northern France. The Eaulne’s source is at Mortemer...
, the Béthune
Béthune River
The Béthune is a river of Normandy, France, in length, flowing through the department of Seine-Maritime and it is a tributary of the Arques River. The French Sandre regulators however, consider the Béthune as the Arques for all its length.- Geography :...
and the Varenne
Varenne River
The Varenne is a river of Normandy, France, in length, flowing through the department of Seine-Maritime and it is a tributary of the Arques River.- Geography :...
which drain the pays de Caux
Pays de Caux
The Pays de Caux is an area in Normandy occupying the greater part of the French département of Seine Maritime in Haute-Normandie. It is a chalk plateau to the north of the Seine Estuary and extending to the cliffs on the English Channel coast - its coastline is known as the Côte d'Albâtre...
and the pays de Bray
Pays de Bray
The Pays de Bray is a small natural region of France situated to the north-east of Rouen, straddling the French départements of the Seine-Maritime and Oise...
The last part of its course takes it past the industrial zone of Rouxmesnil-Bouteilles
Rouxmesnil-Bouteilles
Rouxmesnil-Bouteilles is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A small ex-farming town but now mostly involved with light industry, situated by the banks of the Arques River in the Pays de Caux at the junction of the D154 and the...
and it then forms the waters of the port of Dieppe.
See also
- French water management schemeSchéma directeur d'aménagement et de gestion des eauxIn France, the schéma directeur d'aménagement et de gestion des eaux aims to put into effect the principles of the law of 3 January 1992 on the level of the major hydrographic basins. In translation, its name is outline for the organization of the development and management of water...