| Avre | |
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 The Avre atLa Neuville-Sire-Bernard | |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Amy, Oise |
| • elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Somme |
• coordinates | 49°53′0″N2°20′25″E / 49.88333°N 2.34028°E /49.88333; 2.34028 |
| Length | 66 km (41 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,150 km2 (440 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 5.1 m3/s (180 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Somme→English Channel |
TheAvre (French pronunciation:[avʁ]ⓘ) is a river inPicardy, France, and is the principal tributary, from the left side, of theRiver Somme.
At 66 kilometres (41 mi) long,[1] it drains a relatively important basin of 1,150 km² but only flows at best 5,1 m³/s near its confluence atLongueau.[2]
Its principal tributaries are: the Noye, joining atBoves, the Trois Doms joining atPierrepont-sur-Avre, the Brache joining atBraches and the Luce atBerteaucourt-les-Thennes.
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