Location: The Seine River, Paris, France // Google Maps
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Since we started our trip in Paris, then took a train to Rouen, then drove out to Le Havre [the mouth of the Seine], we felt like the river was always around us, or at least we saw a lot of it. In Paris however it’s such a part of the landscape, and sitting down by the banks at night gives you a real nice peaceful feeling [while all the trash floats by]. I was pretty pleased with the images I collected of the river from my trip,
via wikipedia.org;
The Seine (pronounced /sɛn/ in French) is a major river of north-western France, and one of its commercial waterways. It is also a tourist attraction, particularly within the city of ParisThe average depth of the Seine today at Paris is about eight metres. Until locks were installed to artificially raise the level in the 1800s, however, the river was much shallower within the city most of the time, and consisted only of a small channel of continuous flow bordered by sandy banks (visible in many illustrations of the period). Today depth is tightly controlled and the entire width of the river between the built-up banks on either side is normally filled with water. The average flow of the river is very low, only a few cubic metres per second, but much higher flows are possible during periods of heavy runoff. Special reservoirs upstream help to maintain a constant level for the river through the city, but during periods of extreme runoff significant increases in river level may occur. A very severe period of high water in January 1910 produced extensive flooding throughout the city.
Until the 1930s, a towing system using a chain on the bed of the river existed to facilitate movement of barges upriver.
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