Somme (river)
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The Somme (UK: /sɒm/ SOM, US: /sʌm/ SUM,[1][2] French: [sɔm] ⓘ) is a river in Picardy, northern France.
For other uses, see Somme (disambiguation).
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Somme | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Region | Picardy |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Fonsommes |
• coordinates | 49°54′23″N 03°24′11″E |
• elevation | 85 m (279 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Saint-Valery-sur-Somme English Channel |
• coordinates | 50°11′10″N 01°38′35″E |
Length | 245 km (152 mi) |
Basin size | 6,550 km2 (2,530 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• location | Abbeville |
• average | 35 m3/s (1,200 cu ft/s) |
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The river is 245 km (152 mi) in length, from its source in the high ground of the former Arrouaise Forest [fr] at Fonsomme near Saint-Quentin, to the Bay of the Somme, in the English Channel. It lies in the geological syncline which also forms the Solent. This gives it a fairly constant and gentle gradient where several fluvial terraces have been identified.[3]