Clérette
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The Clérette is a river of Normandy
Normandy
Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...

, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) in length, flowing through the department of Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime is a French department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre...

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Geography

The Clérette has its source in the northern part of the territory of the commune of Clères
Clères
Clères is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A large farming and forestry village situated by the banks of the Clérette river, in the Pays de Caux, some northeast of Rouen, at the junction of the D2, D6, D53 and the D100 roads...

. Taking a southern route, it passes the hamlet of Le Tot then flows through the commune of Anceaumeville
Anceaumeville
Anceaumeville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A farming village situated by the banks of the river Clérette some north of Rouen at the junction of the D251 and the D115 roads....

, meeting the Cailly River
Cailly River
The Cailly is a river of Normandy, France, in length, flowing through the department of Seine-Maritime.- Geography :The Cailly has its source in the territory of the commune of Cailly. Taking a southward journey, it flows through Fontaine-le-Bourg, meeting its principal tributary, the Clérette at...

 at Montville
Montville, Seine-Maritime
Montville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A small town of forestry farming and light industry situated some north of Rouen at the junction of the D44, D51 and the D155 roads. SNCF operates a TER train service here...

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The average flow of the Clérette at Montville
Montville, Seine-Maritime
Montville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A small town of forestry farming and light industry situated some north of Rouen at the junction of the D44, D51 and the D155 roads. SNCF operates a TER train service here...

, where it joins the Cailly River
Cailly River
The Cailly is a river of Normandy, France, in length, flowing through the department of Seine-Maritime.- Geography :The Cailly has its source in the territory of the commune of Cailly. Taking a southward journey, it flows through Fontaine-le-Bourg, meeting its principal tributary, the Clérette at...

, is 3 m³ / second.
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See also

  • French water management scheme
    Schéma directeur d'aménagement et de gestion des eaux
    In France, the schéma directeur d'aménagement et de gestion des eaux aims to put into effect the principles of the law of 3 January 1992 on the level of the major hydrographic basins. In translation, its name is outline for the organization of the development and management of water...


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