Selle (Somme tributary)

River in France

The Selle

The Selle (or Celle) at Croissy-sur-Celle

Location
Country| France
Physical characteristics
Source|
• location| Catheux
Mouth| Somme

• location

| Amiens

• coordinates

| 49°54′25″N 2°16′50″E﻿ / ﻿49.90694°N 2.28056°E﻿ / 49.90694; 2.28056
Length| 39 km (24 mi)
Basin size| 610 km2 (240 sq mi)
Discharge|
• average| 4.5 m3/s (160 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression| Somme→ English Channel

The Selle (French pronunciation: [sɛl] ⓘ; also spelt Celle in the Oise) is a river of Hauts-de-France, France. It is 39.2 km (24.4 mi) long.[1] Rising at Catheux, just north of Crèvecœur-le-Grand, Oise, it flows past Conty, Saleux, Salouël and Pont-de-Metz before joining the Somme at Amiens.

In many places along its course, the river widens to form or fill lakes, much appreciated by anglers and gravel extractors. Several water-powered mills can still be seen including a paper-mill at Prouzel. Brown trout thrive in the clear waters of the river.

* The watermill between Fontaine-Bonneleau and Croissy-sur-Celle

* The Mill at Croissy-sur-Celle

## References

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1. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Selle ou Somme (E6420600)".

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Selle river.

* Page about the Selle on the website of the Canton de Conty (in French)
* Banque Hydro - Station E6426010 - La Selle à Plachy-Buyon (option Synthèse) (in French)

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