Merderet

Merderet
Merderet is located in France
Merderet
Merderet is located in Normandy
Merderet
Location
CountryFrance
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationNormandy
Mouth 
 • location
Douve
 • coordinates
49°21′48″N 1°21′16″W / 49.36333°N 1.35444°W / 49.36333; -1.35444
Length36 km (22 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionDouveEnglish Channel
US Army map of the Cotentin peninsula in 1944, showing the Merderet

The Merderet is a 36.4-kilometre-long (22.6-mile) river in Normandy, France, which is a tributary to the river Douve.[1] It runs roughly north-south down the middle of the Cotentin peninsula from Valognes to the junction with the Douve at Beuzeville la Bastille.

  1. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Le Merderet (I51-0400)".