Mayenne River

Mayenne River

Infobox River | river_name = Mayenne


caption = The Mayenne and Sainte-Apollonie Island near Entrammes
origin = Perche
mouth = Maine
coord|47|29|35|N|0|32|34|W|name=Maine-Mayenne|display=inline,title
basin_countries = France
length = 200 km
elevation = 300 m
discharge = 50 m³/s
watershed = 5,820 km²The Mayenne is a river in western France. Together with the river Sarthe and its tributary Loir it forms the river Maine, which is a tributary to the river Loire.

Its source is in the "département" Orne, between Pré-en-Pail and Alençon. It joins the Sarthe in Angers.

"Départements" and towns along the river include:
* Orne
* Mayenne: Mayenne, Laval, Château-Gontier
* Maine-et-Loire: Angers

It is featured prominently in the video game "Call of Duty 3".

References

*http://www.geoportail.fr
* [http://sandre.eaufrance.fr/app/chainage/courdo/htm/M---009-.php?cg=M---009- The Mayenne at the Sandre database]


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