Aure River
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The Aure is a river in northwestern France[1] in the region of Basse-Normandie.
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[edit] History
In modern history, crossing of the Aure is noted in the advances of units of infantry of the USA as they undertook liberation of France from the Nazis in June, 1944.[2]
[edit] Hydrology and water quality
The Aure river has relatively high turbidity and its brownish water is moderate in velocity due to the slight gradient of the watercourse, although the narrow channel in locations like Bayeux centre engenders higher surface velocities; pH levels have been measured at 8.35 in the centre of Bayeux near the Bayeux Tapestry Museum[3] and electrical conductivity of the waters have tested at 37 micro-siemens per centimetre. Turbidity has been measured at 13 centimetres by the Secchi disc method. At this reference location of Bayeux, summer flows are typically in the range of 50 cubic feet per second.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Atlas des Routes de France, Solar Press: Donnees IGN (2007)
- ^ D-Day operations in Normandy by U.S. infantry
- ^ Hogan, C. Michael, Water quality of freshwater bodies in France, Lumina Tech. Press, Aberdeen, Scotland (2006)
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