The Marne is a river in France. It is a right tributary of the Seine in the area east and southeast of Paris. Four departments are named after it: Haute-Marne, Marne, Seine-et-Marne and Val-de-Marne.
The Marne is famous as the place of two battles during the First World War, the first in 1914 and the second in 1918.
Geography
The Marne river has a length of 513.9 km (319.3 mi),[1] one of the longest in France, and a drainage basin with an area of 12,660 km2 (4,888 sq mi).[2]
Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 108 m3/s (3,800 cu ft/s) at Gournay-sur-Marne in the Seine-Saint-Denis department, for a period of 44 years.[2]
Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Gournay-sur-Marne
Course
The source of the Marne river is in the Plateau de Langres, in the commune of Balesmes-sur-Marne, at an altitude of about 420 m (1,378 ft), in the Haute-Marne department.[3] It flows generally to the north then turns to the west between Saint-Dizier and Châlons-en-Champagne.
The Marne river flows through 3 regions, 7 departments and 218 communes. It flows through the following communes, among others:[1]
Finally, it flows into the Seine river between Charenton-le-Pont and Alfortville in the Val-de-Marne department, in the area of Paris.[4]
Main tributaries
The main tributaries of the Marne river are:[1]
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Left tributaries:
- Suize - 48.6 km
- Blaise - 85.6 km
- Fion - 21.3 km
- Coole - 30.2 km
- Somme-Soude - 59.9 km
- Surmelin - 41.5 km
- Petit Morin - 86 km
- Grand Morin - 120 km
- Guenelle - 30.1 km
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Right tributaries:
- Traire - 29 km
- Rognon - 73.3 km
- Moivre - 22.8 km
- Saulx - 127 km
- Ourcq - 87 km
- Thérouanne - 23.3 km
- Beuvronne - 23.9 km
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Painters of the Marne
During the 19th and 20th centuries the Marne inspired many painters: some of them are:
Gallery
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Source of the Marne
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Dam of
Noisiel on the Marne river
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