The Smagne (French pronunciation: [smaɲ]) is a 50.3-kilometre-long (31.3 mi) river in the Vendée département, western France.[1] Its source is near Bourseguin, a hamlet in Bourneau. It flows generally west. It is a left tributary of the Lay into which it flows between Bessay and Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais.
Smagne | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Bourneau |
• coordinates | 46°33′13″N 00°49′40″W / 46.55361°N 0.82778°W |
• elevation | 105 m (344 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Lay |
• coordinates | 46°32′13″N 01°11′57″W / 46.53694°N 1.19917°W |
• elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
Length | 50.3 km (31.3 mi) |
Basin size | 190 km2 (73 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 1.54 m3/s (54 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Lay→ Bay of Biscay |
Communes along its course
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References
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