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Ancre

The Ancre is a river of Picardy, France. Rising at Miraumont, a hamlet near the town of Albert, it flows into the Somme at Corbie. It is 37.4 km (23.2 mi) long. For most of its length it flows through the department of Somme. For a short stretch near Puisieux, it forms the border with Pas-de-Calais.

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Ancre
Native nameInke (Picard)
Location
CountryFrance
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMiraumont
Mouth 
 • location
Somme
 • coordinates
49°54′24″N 2°28′33″E / 49.90667°N 2.47583°E / 49.90667; 2.47583
Length37 km (23 mi)
Basin size
327 km2 (126 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average2.1 m3/s (74 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression SommeEnglish Channel

The Ancre (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃kʁ] ; Picard: Inke) is a river of Picardy, France. Rising at Miraumont, a hamlet near the town of Albert, it flows into the Somme at Corbie. It is 37.4 km (23.2 mi) long.1 For most of its length it flows through the department of Somme. For a short stretch near Puisieux, it forms the border with Pas-de-Calais.

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