Vire (river)
The river in Saint- Lô
Template: Infobox River / Obsolete
The Vire is a river in the northern French region of Basse -Normandie and drains a catchment area of 1240 km ².
It rises in the municipality of CHAULIEU, in the department of Manche, flows through the départements of Calvados and Marne and through the towns of Vire and Saint- Lô, to open out into the English Channel north of Isigny -sur -Mer after 128 km. Three kilometers before the river reaches the estuary at the mouth, he still takes the water its tributary the Aure.
Hydrology and Water Quality
The mostly brownish water of Vire is reported by Lumina Tech with a pH of 8.31 as a slightly alkaline. The water is quite cloudy, with a Secchi disk depth of a point of view of 12 cm was determined.
Similar to the larger river Orne and the catchment area of Vire is subject to a maritime- influenced climate. This is manifested by low water levels. The runoff amount in August only 2.34 m³ / s, in contrast to the annual average of 12.6 m³ / s This does not prevent the occasional occurrence of floods. Occasionally occur catastrophic flooding, as about 1843, when numerous thunderstorms the river in Saint- Lô could burst their banks and flooded thus lower altitudes district.
Places on the river
Places along the river are:
- Calvados ( 14): Vire, Pont- Farcy
- Some (50 ): Tessy -sur- Vire, Troisgots, Torigni -sur- Vire, Condé- sur- Vire, Sainte -Suzanne -sur- Vire, Saint- Lô, Rampan, Pont- Hébert, La Meauffe, Cavigny
Tributaries
- Virène (13 km) at Saint- Germain -de- Tallevende from left
- Alliere (18 km) at Vire from right
- Breuvogne (17 km) at La Graverie from left
- Souleuvre (18 km) at Campeaux from right
- Drome (17 miles) to Pont- Farcy from left
- Jacre (13 km) at Fervaches from right
- Joigne (13 km) at Saint- Lô from left
- Elle (32 km) in Neuilly- la -Forêt from right
- Aure (82 km) in Isigny -sur -Mer from the right
Shipping
Just below of Saint- Fromond turn left from the former shipping canal Canal de Vire et Taute, which establishes a connection between the rivers Vire and Taute.