River Seine

The Seine is a river located in the north of France, which is a major transport artery of the country. Its length is about 776 km, and the area of the basin is 79.66 thousand km2. The river feeds mainly rainy, rising water levels occur from November to March. The Seine has four main tributaries - the Marne, Aub, Oise and Yonne.

In the 60s of the XX century, the level of water pollution in the river reached its maximum limits, the Seine became almost dead. But, in a short time, radical measures were taken, which led to a significant improvement in the local ecology. In 2009, Atlantic salmon returned to the river.

The source of the Seine is located in the southern part of the Langres plateau in Burgundy, then it flows along the wide valley of the Parisian basin here its bed is quite winding. Near the city of Le Havre, the Seine River flows into the bay of the English Channel. It plays an important economic role, every year thousands of ships with a draft of up to 6.5 meters pass along the Seine.