The Semme (French pronunciation: [sɛm]) is a 50.3-kilometre (31.3 mi) river in the Creuse and Haute-Vienne departments, in central France.[1] Its source is in Saint-Priest-la-Feuille. It flows generally west and is a right tributary of the Gartempe, into which it flows near le Bouchard, a hamlet in the municipality of Droux.
Semme | |
---|---|
The Seem near Droux | |
Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Saint-Priest-la-Feuille |
• coordinates | 46°11′47″N 01°32′20″E / 46.19639°N 1.53889°E |
• elevation | 405 m (1,329 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Gartempe |
• coordinates | 46°08′42″N 01°07′12″E / 46.14500°N 1.12000°E |
• elevation | 183 m (600 ft) |
Length | 50.3 km (31.3 mi) |
Basin size | 177 km2 (68 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 2 m3/s (71 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Gartempe→ Creuse→ Vienne→ Loire→ Atlantic Ocean |
Departments and communes along its course
editThis list is ordered from source to mouth:
References
edit