Aure River

Infobox River | river_name = Aure


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origin = Basse-Normandie
mouth = Vire
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basin_countries = France
length = 82 km
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discharge =
watershed = The Aure is a river in northwestern France ["Atlas des Routes de France", Solar Press: Donnees IGN (2007)] in the region of Basse-Normandie. Its source is in Caumont-l'Éventé, and it flows into the river Vire in Isigny-sur-Mer. The largest town on the Aure is Bayeux.

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. [ [http://www.6juin1944.com/veterans/branch.php D-Day operations in Normandy by U.S. infantry] ]

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 [Hogan, C. Michael, "Water quality of freshwater bodies in France", Lumina Tech. Press, Aberdeen, Scotland (2006)] 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.

References

*http://www.geoportail.fr
* [http://sandre.eaufrance.fr/app/chainage/courdo/htm/I4--0210.php?cg=I4--0210 The Aure at the Sandre database]