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Semme

The Semme is a 50.3-kilometre (31.3 mi) river in the Creuse and Haute-Vienne departments 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.

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Semme
The Semme near Droux
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Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSaint-Priest-la-Feuille
 • coordinates46°11′47″N 01°32′20″E / 46.19639°N 1.53889°E / 46.19639; 1.53889
 • elevation405 m (1,329 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Gartempe
 • coordinates
46°08′42″N 01°07′12″E / 46.14500°N 1.12000°E / 46.14500; 1.12000
 • elevation
183 m (600 ft)
Length50.3 km (31.3 mi)
Basin size
177 km2 (68 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average2 m3/s (71 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression

Gartempe

Creuse

Vienne

LoireAtlantic Ocean

The Semme (French pronunciation: [sɛm]) is a 50.3-kilometre (31.3 mi) river in the Creuse and Haute-Vienne departments in central France.1 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.

Departments and communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

References

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