The Sélune (French pronunciation: [selyn]) is an 85 km long river in the Manche department, Normandy, France,[1] beginning near Saint-Cyr-du-Bailleul. It empties into the bay of Mont Saint-Michel (part of the English Channel) near Avranches, close to the mouth of the Sée river. Other towns along the Sélune are Barenton, Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët and Ducey.[citation needed]
| Sélune | |
|---|---|
 The Selune at Ducey | |
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Normandy |
| Mouth | |
• location | English Channel |
• coordinates | 48°38′51″N 1°23′53″W / 48.64750°N 1.39806°W |
| Length | 85 km (53 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 11 m3/s |
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The Sélune river previously had 2 hydroelectric dams, the Vezine dams, installed from 1914 until 2023 when their dismantling was complete. The river has been subsequently re-establishing itself and some trout were rapidly found upstream from the dismantled dams.[2]
References
edit- ↑ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Selune (I9--0200)".
- ↑ Boucher, Zayane; Hudson, Paul F. (December 2023). "Troubled waters: Riparian ecosystem services and community opposition to the largest dam removal project in Europe, Vezins Dam, France". Geoforum. 147 103906. doi:10.1016/j.geoforum.2023.103906.
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