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River Marne

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The River Marne is part of the Waterways of Mainland Europe and is made up of the River Marne (Western Section), the Canal de Meaux a Chalifirt, the River Marne (Eastern Section) and the River Marne (Meaux Embranchement).

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VisuRiS — associated with Waterways of Mainland Europe: The official inland waterway resource for Belgium with actual traffic and planned operations on the waterways. Also has voyage planning and notices to mariners

Wikipedia

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The Marne (French: la Marne French: [maʁn]) is a river in France, an eastern tributary of the Seine in the area east and southeast of Paris. It is 514 kilometres (319 mi) long. The river gave its name to the departments of Haute-Marne, Marne, Seine-et-Marne, and Val-de-Marne.

The Marne starts in the Langres plateau, runs generally north then bends west between Saint-Dizier and Châlons-en-Champagne, joining the Seine at Charenton just upstream from Paris. Its main tributaries are the Rognon, the Blaise, the Saulx, the Ourcq, the Petit Morin and the Grand Morin.

Near the town of Saint-Dizier, part of the flow is diverted through the artificial Lake Der-Chantecoq. This ensures both flood prevention and the maintenance of minimum river flows in periods of drought.

The Celts of Gaul worshipped a goddess known as Dea Matrona ("divine mother goddess") who was associated with the Marne.

The Marne is famous as the site of two eponymous battles during World War I. The first battle was a turning point of the war, fought in 1914. The second battle was fought four years later, in 1918.

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[Marne (river)] kilometres (319 mi) long. The river gave its name to the departments of Haute-Marne, Marne, Seine-et-Marne, and Val-de-Marne. The Marne starts in the Langres [Marne (department)] Marne (French pronunciation: [maʁn]) is a department in the Grand Est region of France. It is named after the river Marne which flows through it. The [Battle of the Marne] of the Marne, taking place near the Marne River in Marne, France during World War I: First Battle of the Marne (1914) Second Battle of the Marne (1918) [First Battle of the Marne] wanted the Franco–British units to counter-attack the Germans along the Marne River and halt the German advance. Allied reserves would restore the ranks [Haute-Marne] France. Named after the Marne River, its prefecture is Chaumont. In 2016, it had a population of 178,084. Haute-Marne is one of the original 83 departments [Val-de-Marne] Val-de-Marne (French pronunciation: [val də maʁn], "Valley of the Marne") is a French department, named after the Marne River, located in the Île-de-France [Marne] Marne can refer to: Marne (river), a tributary of the Seine Marne (department), a département in northeastern France named after the river La Marne, a [Marne–Rhine Canal] The Canal de la Marne au Rhin (Marne–Rhine Canal) is a canal in north-eastern France. It connects the river Marne and the Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne [Lake Der-Chantecoq] long canal that branches off the river Marne in Saint-Dizier. The outflow of the lake is a canal that joins the Marne in Arrigny, 20 km downstream of Saint-Dizier [Dea Matrona] her name to the river Marne (ancient Matrŏna) in Gaul. The Gaulish theonym Mātr-on-ā signifies "great mother" and the goddess of the Marne has been interpreted

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