Aisne River
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| Origin | Champagne-Ardenne |
| Mouth | Oise |
| Basin countries | France |
| Length | 300 km |
| Avg. discharge | 63 m³/s |
| Basin area | 7,752 km² |
The Aisne is a river in northeastern France, left tributary of the river Oise. It gave its name to the French département Aisne.
It rises in the forest of Argonne near Sainte-Menehould. It flows north and then west before joining the Oise River near Compiègne. The Aisne is about 290 kilometres (180 miles) long. Three bitter battles of World War I were fought into the valleys of the Aisne.
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[edit] Places along the river
Départements and towns along the river include:
[edit] Navigation
Small boats can travel much of the length of the river. Canals join the Aisne to the Seine and Meuse rivers. In the small-capacity network of waterways, the Aisne and the Canal Latéral à l'Aisne (Aisne lateral canal) give access to the agricultural towns of Soissons and Vailly-sur-Aisne, both large exporters of cerials. The waterway also links Northwestern Europe to the small inland harbour of Reims, where metallurgical industries are depending on inland waterways transport. The Aisne is connected to the rest of the network by the Oise river, the Canal de l'Aisne à l'Oise, the Canal des Ardennes and the Canal de l'Aisne à la Marne. (Source: NoorderSoft Waterways Database)
[edit] References
- World Book encyclopedia 1988
[edit] See also
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