The Selle | |
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The Selle (or Celle) at Croissy-sur-Celle | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Catheux |
Mouth | Somme |
• location | Amiens |
• coordinates | 49°54′25″N 2°16′50″E / 49.90694°N 2.28056°E |
Length | 39 km (24 mi) |
Basin size | 610 km2 (240 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 4.5 m3/s (160 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Somme→ English Channel |
The Selle (French pronunciation: [sɛl] ; also spelt Celle in the Oise) is a river of Hauts-de-France, France. It is 39.2 km (24.4 mi) long.[1] Rising at Catheux, just north of Crèvecœur-le-Grand, Oise, it flows past Conty, Saleux, Salouël and Pont-de-Metz before joining the Somme at Amiens.
In many places along its course, the river widens to form or fill lakes, much appreciated by anglers and gravel extractors. Several water-powered mills can still be seen including a paper-mill at Prouzel. Brown trout thrive in the clear waters of the river.