After more than a century, swimmers returned to the River Seine on Saturday, marking the first official reopening of the iconic waterway for public bathing since 1923.
About Siene River:
It is France’s second-longest river after the Loire, covering a distance of 775 kilometers.
This river has a drainage basin, known as the Paris Basin, of approximately 79,000 sq.km. and drains mainly northern France.
Course:
It rises 446 meters above sea level in the wine-making region of Burgundy, near the town of Dijon.
As the Seine approaches Paris, it is joined by the Marne, one of its largest tributaries, on the right bank.
It flows through Paris for about 13 kilometers from west to east.
It finally empties into the English Channel, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean separating northern France and southern England.
The river’s course consists of 5 sections.
From its source to Montereau-Fault-Yonne, it’s known as the Small Seine (Petite Seine).
From there to Paris, it’s the Upper Seine (Haute Seine).
Passing through Paris, it’s the Paris waterway (Traversée de Paris).
From Paris to Rouen, it’s called the Lower Seine (Basse Seine).
As it finally makes its way to the English Channel and its estuary at Honfleur and Le Havre, it’s known as the Maritime Seine (Seine-Maritime).
Most of the river basin is formed of permeable rocks, the absorptive capacity of which mitigates the risk of river floods.
The basin receives modest annual precipitation ranging from 650 to 750 millimeters.
About 62% of the basin is used for agriculture; the basin hosts 25% of the French agricultural activity and 25-30% of the national industrial activity.
It is one of Europe’s great historic rivers, and its drainage network carries most of the French inland waterway traffic.
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