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Encyclopedia > Mayenne River
Mayenne
Origin Perche
Mouth Maine
Basin countries France
Length 195 km
Source elevation 300 m
Avg. discharge 50 m³/s
Basin area 5,820 km²

The Mayenne is a river in western France. Together with the river Sarthe and its tributary Loir it forms the river Maine, which is a tributary to the river Loire. River Wey near its source at Farringdon, Hampshire Headstream is the origin of water flow that initiates the subject watercourse. ... A Percheron draft horse Perche is a region of northern France extending over the départements of Orne, Eure, Eure-et-Loir and Sarthe. ... The Maine (Fr: Le Maine) is a river, a tributary of the Loire, 12 km (7 mi. ... A drainage basin is the area within the drainage basin divide (blue outline), and drains the surface runoff and river discharge (green lines) of a contiguous area. ... River Wey near its source at Farringdon, Hampshire Headstream is the origin of water flow that initiates the subject watercourse. ... In hydrology, the discharge of a river is the volume of water transported by it in a certain amount of time. ... Sarthe is a river in western France. ... Loir is a river in western France. ... The Maine (Fr: Le Maine) is a river, a tributary of the Loire, 12 km (7 mi. ... The Loire River (pronounced in French), the longest river in France with a length of just over 1000 km, drains an area of 117,000 km², more than a fifth of France. ...


Its source is in the département Orne, between Pré-en-Pail and Alençon. It joins the Sarthe in Angers. The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to English counties. ... Orne is a department in the northwest of France named after the Orne River. ... Pré-en-Pail is a commune of the Mayenne département in France. ... Alençon is a town in Normandy, France, préfecture (capital) of the Orne département. ... Maison dAdam, House of Adam, the oldest house of Angers. ...


Départements and towns along the river:

It is featured prominantely in the video game Call of Duty 3. Orne is a department in the northwest of France named after the Orne River. ... Mayenne is a département in northwest France named after the Mayenne River. ... The town of Mayenne Mayenne is a commune of France, and a sous-préfecture of the Mayenne département. ... Laval is a commune in the Mayenne département of France. ... Château-Gontier is a commune of the Mayenne département, in France. ... Maine-et-Loire is a département in west-central France. ... Maison dAdam, House of Adam, the oldest house of Angers. ...


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