Orne River
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The Orne River is a waterway in northwestern France that flows through Normandy before emptying into the English Channel at the port town of Ouistreham.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Orne River basin | 1 |
| Orne River mouth | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| basinSize | 2930 km² ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dischargesInto | English Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageBasinCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | English Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsDirectionGeneral | south to north ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Argentan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caen NERFINISHED ⓘ Suisse Normande NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBridge | Pegasus Bridge (over the Caen Canal parallel to the Orne) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEstuaryType | tidal estuary near Ouistreham ⓘ |
| hasPortAtMouth | Port of Ouistreham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Baize River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Noireau River NERFINISHED ⓘ Odon River NERFINISHED ⓘ Orne Saosnoise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | site of operations during the Normandy landings in World War II ⓘ |
| length | 170 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Normandy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern France ⓘ |
| mouth | English Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | Ouistreham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthRegion | Calvados department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCityAtMouth | Caen (via Caen Canal) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCityOnRiver | Caen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTownAtMouth | Ouistreham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | English Channel drainage basin ⓘ |
| passesThroughDepartment |
Calvados department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mayenne department NERFINISHED ⓘ Orne department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | coastal river of northern France ⓘ |
| sourceLocation | Aunou-sur-Orne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | Orne department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hydroelectric power (small-scale)
ⓘ
navigation near its mouth ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| waterbodyType | freshwater river ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Orne River mouth
this entity surface form:
Orne River basin