Native name La Scie Basin size 217 km (84 sq mi) Basin area 217 km² Mouth English Channel | River mouth English Channel Length 37 km Source Pays de Caux Country France | |
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Main source Pays de Caux
140 m (460 ft) Discharge Average rate:
1.8 m/s (64 cu ft/s) | ||
The Scie ([si]) is a river that flows from the plateau of the southern Pays de Caux in the Seine-Maritime département of Haute-Normandie into the English Channel.
Contents
Map of La Scie, France
The river rises at Saint-Victor-l'Abbaye and passes through Auffay, Saint-Maclou-de-Folleville, Longueville-sur-Scie, Anneville-sur-Scie, Heugleville-sur-Scie, Saint-Aubin-sur-Scie and finally Hautot-sur-Mer.
Economy
In the past, the river was host to 43 watermills that powered machinery to process wheat, cotton, tannin and flax for linen. Two mills still exist today, at Saint-Maclou-de-Folleville (the moulin of Arbalète) and at Auffay. Today, the activities of the valley includes the production of apples and cider.
References
Scie (river) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA