- Orne River
Infobox River | river_name = Orne
caption = The Orne in Caen.
origin =Normandy
mouth =English Channel
coord|49|16|42|N|0|13|34|W|name=English Channel-Orne|display=inline,title
basin_countries =France
length = 170 km
elevation = 240 m
discharge = 27,5 m³/s
watershed = 2,932 km²The Orne is ariver inNormandy , within northwesternFrance . ["Atlas des Routes de France", Solar Press: Donnees IGN (2007)] It discharges into theEnglish Channel at the port ofOuistreham . Its source is inAunou-sur-Orne , east ofSées . The Odon is one of its tributaries.The Orne formed the Eastern flank of the Allied landings in Normandy during
World War II on6 June 1944 .The Orne flows through the following departments and towns:
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Orne (named after the river):Sées ,Argentan
*Calvados :Thury-Harcourt ,Caen ,Ouistreham Hydrology and water quality
The waters of the Orne are typically moderately turbid and brown in colour.
pH levels of the Orne have been measured at 8.5 [Hogan, C Michael, "Water quality of freshwater bodies in France", Lumina Press, Aberdeen 2006] at the town ofSt. Andre sur Orne where summer water temperatures approximate 18 degreesCelsius . Electrical conductivity of the Orne has been measured at 30 micro-Siemens per centimeter.ee also
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St. Andre sur Orne
*Canal de Caen à la Mer Notes
* [http://sandre.eaufrance.fr/app/chainage/courdo/htm/I2--0200.php?cg=I2--0200 The Orne at the Sandre database]
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