Baize (Orne, right bank)
Appearance
Baize | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Habloville, Orne |
Mouth | Orne |
• coordinates | 48°50′57″N 0°21′49″W / 48.84917°N 0.36361°W |
Length | 25.72 km (15.98 mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Orne→ English Channel |
The Baize is a river in northwestern France, crossing the departments of Orne and Calvados. It is 25.72 km long.[1] Its source is in Habloville, and it flows into the river Orne at the border between the communes of Les Isles-Bardel and Rapilly, at the end of the Baize valley, through Suisse Normande.[2][3]
Tributaries
[edit]A list of the major tributaries of the Baize:[1]
- Bilaine
- Bezeron
- Boulaire
- Ruisseau du Val Lienard
- Ruisseau du Val
- Ruisseau de la Fontaine Andre
- Ruisseau des Vallees
- Ruisseau des Vaux Viets
Fauna and Flaura
[edit]The rocky and stoney bed with good water quality makes the Baize a good habitat for spawning Atlantic salmon and Sea trout, as well as River Trout and white-clawed crayfish.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Baize (I22-0400)".
- ^ "La vallée de la Baize". Calvados Tourisme.
- ^ "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
- ^ "La Vallee de la Baize" (PDF). Falaise et Son Pays.