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Elle (river)

Coordinates: 49°16′35″N 1°07′20″W / 49.2764°N 1.1223°W / 49.2764; -1.1223
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Elle
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationLes Navignes, Rouxeville
 • coordinates49°06′16″N 0°56′25″W / 49.1045°N 0.9404°W / 49.1045; -0.9404
 • elevation165 m (541 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Vire, Neuilly-la-Forêt
 • coordinates
49°16′35″N 1°07′20″W / 49.2764°N 1.1223°W / 49.2764; -1.1223
 • elevation
1 m (3.3 ft)
Length31.8 km (19.8 mi)
Basin size129 km2 (50 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average0.628 m3/s (22.2 cu ft/s)  (Saint-Jean-de-Savigny)
Basin features
ProgressionVireEnglish Channel
Tributaries 
 • rightRieu
SourceGéoportail, Sandre, base Hydro de eaufrance.fr

The Elle is a 31.8 km long river in Normandy, a right bank affluent of the Vire.

Topography

It crops north of Rouxeville. It joins la Vire (river) at Neuilly-la-Forêt in the Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin between Bessin and Pays saint-lois.

Elle at Neuilly-la-Forêt

Tributaries

Vallée de l'Elle à Cerisy-la-Forêt

L'Elle has several affluents ~ among them:

  • one main affluent : the Rieu (12.2 km) which joins right bank at Lison. The Rieu collects the waters of the north-eastern part of the basin, located between those of l'Aure (north) and the Vire (east) and a few of its tributaries to the south and the east.
  • le ruisseau de Branche (6.7 km) joins the Elle left bank at Saint-Jean-de-Savigny.

Communes

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