Orne River

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For the river Orne in Lorraine see Orne River (Lorraine).
Orne
The Orne in Caen.
The Orne in Caen.
Origin Normandy
Mouth English Channel
Basin countries France
Length 170 km
Source elevation 240 m
Avg. discharge 27,5 m³/s
Basin area 2,932 km²

The Orne is a river in Normandy, within northwestern France.[1] It discharges into the English Channel at the port of Ouistreham. Its source is in Aunou-sur-Orne, east of Sées. The Odon is one of its tributaries.

The Orne formed the Eastern flank of the Allied landings in Normandy during World War II on 6 June 1944.

The Orne flows through the following departments and towns:

The waters of the Orne are typically moderately turbid and brown in colour. pH levels of the Orne have been measured at 8.5[2] at the town of St. Andre sur Orne where summer water temperatures approximate 18 degrees Celsius. Electrical conductivity of the Orne has been measured at 30 micro-Siemens per centimeter.

  1. ^ Atlas des Routes de France, Solar Press: Donnees IGN (2007)
  2. ^ Hogan, C Michael, Water quality of freshwater bodies in France, Lumina Press, Aberdeen 2006
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