Elle (river)

Elle
	river at Saint-Jean-de-Savigny
Physical characteristics
Main source	Les Navignes, Rouxeville; 165 m (541 ft); 49°06′16″N 0°56′25″W / 49.1045°N 0.9404°W
River mouth	Vire, Neuilly-la-Forêt; 1 m (3.3 ft); 49°16′35″N 1°07′20″W / 49.2764°N 1.1223°WCoordinates: 49°16′35″N 1°07′20″W / 49.2764°N 1.1223°W
Length	31.8 km (19.8 mi)
Discharge	Average rate:; 0.628 m3/s (22.2 cu ft/s) (Saint-Jean-de-Savigny);
Basin features
Progression	Vire→ English Channel
Basin size	129 km2 (50 sq mi)
Tributaries	Right:; Rieu;
Source	Géoportail, Sandre, base Hydro de eaufrance.fr

The Elle is a 31.8 km long river in Normandy, a right bank affluent of the Vire.

Topography

It crops north of Rouxeville. It joins la Vire (river) at Neuilly-la-Forêt in the Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin between Bessin and Pays saint-lois.

Vallée de l'Elle à Cerisy-la-Forêt

L'Elle has several affluents ~ among them:

one main affluent : the Rieu (12.2 km) which joins right bank at Lison. The Rieu collects the waters of the north-eastern part of the basin, located between those of l'Aure (north) and the Vire (east) and a few of its tributaries to the south and the east.
le ruisseau de Branche (6.7 km) joins the Elle left bank at Saint-Jean-de-Savigny.

Rouxeville (spring source at 200 m),
Saint-Germain-d'Elle,
Bérigny, où se joignent des ramifications secondaires venant de Saint-Jean-des-Baisants et Notre-Dame-d'Elle,
Saint-Georges-d'Elle (en limite est),
Montfiquet (en limite ouest),
Cerisy-la-Forêt,
Sainte-Marguerite-d'Elle (en limite sud),
Saint-Jean-de-Savigny (en limite nord),
Saint-Clair-sur-l'Elle (en limite nord),
Moon-sur-Elle,
Airel,
Lison (en limite ouest),
Neuilly-la-Forêt (confluent avec la Vire),

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