The Robec (Old Norse ''raudh'', red and ''bekkr'', stream) is a small

river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of w ...

Seine-Maritime Seine-Maritime () is a department of France in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre. Until 1955 it was named Seine-Inféri ...

Normandy Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...

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. Its length is 8.9 km. The river begins near

Fontaine-sous-Préaux Fontaine-sous-Préaux () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A village of forestry and farming situated just northeast of the centre of Rouen, at the junction of the D47 and the D91 ...

, then it flows through

Darnétal Darnétal (; Norman: ''Dernétal'') is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A light industrial suburban town surrounded by woodland, situated some east of the centre of Rouen at the ju ...

and ends in the Aubette in Rouen. In order to avoid a repetition of the floods that have affected the valleys of the

Cailly Cailly () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A farming village situated in the Rouennais, some northeast of Rouen, at the junction of the D6, D12 and the D44 roads. The commune i ...

, the Robec and the Aubette, a ''schéma d'aménagement et de gestion des eaux'' (water resource management scheme) is under consideration.

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Rivers of Seine-Maritime Rivers of France Rivers of Normandy {{France-river-stub