Semme | |
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The Seem near Droux.
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Country | France |
Basin features | |
Main source | Saint-Priest-la-Feuille 405 m (1,329 ft) 46°11′47″N 01°32′20″E / 46.19639°N 1.53889°E |
River mouth |
Gartempe 183 m (600 ft) 46°08′42″N 01°07′12″E / 46.14500°N 1.12000°ECoordinates: 46°08′42″N 01°07′12″E / 46.14500°N 1.12000°E |
Progression | Gartempe→ Creuse→ Vienne→ Loire→ Atlantic Ocean |
Basin size | 177 km2 (68 sq mi) |
Physical characteristics | |
Length | 50.3 km (31.3 mi) |
Discharge |
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The Semme (in French: la Semme) is a 50.3 km (31.3 mi) long river in the Creuse and Haute-Vienne départements, in central France. Its source is in Saint-Priest-la-Feuille. It flows generally west and is a right tributary of the Gartempe into which it flows near le Bouchard, a hamlet in the municipality of Droux.
In 1918, Manfred von Richthofen, better known as the Red Baron during the First World War, was shot down near the river while pursuing Wilfrid "Wop" May.
This list is ordered from source to mouth: