Somme (river)

Somme
The Somme
Somme basin with course in Northern France
Location
CountryFrance
RegionPicardy
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationFonsommes
 • coordinates49°54′23″N 03°24′11″E / 49.90639°N 3.40306°E / 49.90639; 3.40306
 • elevation85 m (279 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Saint-Valery-sur-Somme
English Channel
 • coordinates
50°11′10″N 01°38′35″E / 50.18611°N 1.64306°E / 50.18611; 1.64306
Length245 km (152 mi)
Basin size6,550 km2 (2,530 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • locationAbbeville
 • average35 m3/s (1,200 cu ft/s)

The Somme (UK: /sɒm/ SOM, US: /sʌm/ SUM,[1][2] French: [sɔm] ) is a river in Picardy, northern France.

The river is 245 km (152 mi) in length, from its source in the high ground of the former Arrouaise Forest at Fonsomme near Saint-Quentin, to the Bay of the Somme, in the English Channel. It lies in the geological syncline which also forms the Solent. This gives it a fairly constant and gentle gradient where several fluvial terraces have been identified.[3]

  1. ^ Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
  2. ^ Jones, Daniel (2011). Roach, Peter; Setter, Jane; Esling, John (eds.). Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (18th ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-15255-6.
  3. ^ Gargani J.; Stab O; Cojan I.n Brulhet J. (2006). "Modelling the long-term fluvial erosion of the river Somme during the last million years". Terra Nova. 18 (2): 118–129. Bibcode:2006TeNov..18..118G. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3121.2006.00671.x. S2CID 130418864.

Somme (river)

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