Epte River

Epte
Monet's "Waterlily Pond", painted 1899, was created by diverting a branch of the Epte.
Country	France
Basin features
Main source	Normandy 190 m (620 ft)
River mouth	Seine 49°3′40″N 1°31′42″E / 49.06111°N 1.52833°E / 49.06111; 1.52833 (Seine-Epte)Coordinates: 49°3′40″N 1°31′42″E / 49.06111°N 1.52833°E / 49.06111; 1.52833 (Seine-Epte)
Progression	Seine→ English Channel
Basin size	1,403 km2 (542 sq mi)
Physical characteristics
Length	112.5 km (69.9 mi)
Discharge	Average rate: 9.8 m3/s (350 cu ft/s)

The Epte is a river in Seine-Maritime and Eure, in Normandy, France. It is a right tributary of the Seine, 112.5 km (69.9 mi) long. The river rises in Seine-Maritime in the Pays de Bray, near Forges-les-Eaux. The river empties into the Seine not far from Giverny. One of its tributaries is the Aubette de Magny.

In 911 the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte established the river as the historical boundary of Normandy and Île-de-France.

Claude Monet lived at Giverny near the river for more than forty years. In his garden, by diverting a branch of the Epte, he established a water garden with its famous water-lily pond and its Japanese-style bridge. The river appears in a number of his works, including Peupliers au bord de l'Epte.