Rivers
| River |
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| Seine |
| Description | |
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Summary
Cruise from Paris to Normandy and back. History The Seine flows through the political and economical heartland of France down to Normandy. Therefore you'll pass a lot of castles, but heavy industry as well. Paris owned the source of the Seine in the 19th century, but the city lost its interst in that parcel of land. Since 1991 the banks of the Seine in Paris are on the UNESCO WHC list. Geography The source of the Seine river is in Burgundy, it flows through northern France and is the second longest river in France. It flows through. As you can see on the height profile, the river's elevation is not very steep, therefore it's meanders are quite unusual. At Paris the average depth of the Seine is about 9m / 27ft, and due to a system of locks ocean going vessels can go as far upstream as Rouen - 120km / 80 miles away from its mouth. Locks Total of 34 locks. 5 between Paris and Honfleur where the Seine discharges into the North Sea. All other locks are upstream of Paris. As you do a circle cruise from Paris down to the mouth of the the river and back up to the capital, you'll pass them all twice. The Seine does have tidal bores as far upstream as Rouen. Cruise it The 'interesting' stretch of the Seine is not really long, from Paris to Honfleur is about 300km / 240miles on the river. Usually cruises along the Seine river go from Paris via Normandy back to Paris. That means you will see the same stretch of the river twice. But it is worth it, as you travel through the political and cultural center of France to the Landing Beaches. Another possibility would be a two weeks cruise, where you cruise the Seine for a week, then transfer from Paris down to southern France and spend another week on the Saone and Rhone rivers. |
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| Additional Facts | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seine |
| Altitude Profile |
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| Geographical Facts | |
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| Length | 776 km / 483 mil |
| Length Airline | 407 km / 253 mil |
| GPS Source | 47°30'2.16"N, 4°42'14.84"E |
| Source Elevation | 471 m / 1 545 feet |
| Mouth Elevation | 0 m / 0 feet |
| GPS Mouth | 49°26'10.62"N, 0° 3'45.33"E |
| Basin Area | 78 650 km² / 30 359 mil² |
| Average Discarge | 500 m³/s / 17 657 ft³/s |
| Waters Into | Seine - The Channel |
| Runs through countries | |
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| France | |
| Upstream KM | Station Name | Yesterday Average |
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| 679.00 | Quemigny-sur-Seine | NA |
| 676.00 | Nod-sur-Seine | NA |
| 622.00 | Plaines-St-Langes | NA |
| 602.00 | Bar-sur-Seine | NA |
| 593.00 | Courtenot | NA |
| 564.00 | Troyes (Foicy) | NA |
| 557.00 | Troyes (Tauxelles) | NA |
| 531.00 | Mery-sur-Seine | NA |
| 506.00 | Pont-sur-Seine | NA |
| 474.00 | Bazoches-Les-Bray | NA |
| 451.00 | Montereau | NA |
| 443.00 | St-Mammes | NA |
| 411.00 | Melun | NA |
| 401.00 | Ste-Assise | NA |
| 387.00 | Corbeil-Essonnes | NA |
| 361.00 | Alfortville | NA |
| 355.00 | Paris Austerlitz | NA |
| 336.00 | Suresnes | NA |
| 313.00 | Chatou | NA |
| 281.00 | Poissy | NA |
| 212.00 | Vernon | NA |
| 161.00 | Poses | NA |
| 150.00 | Mantes | NA |
| 143.00 | Elbeuf | NA |
| 122.00 | Rouen | NA |
| 103.00 | La Bouille | NA |
| 88.00 | Duclair | NA |
| 56.00 | Caudebec | NA |
| 29.00 | Tancarville | NA |